Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index

Abstract The natural resources, especially water in the Densu river basin, play significant roles in the socio-economic development of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to analyse the water quality of the Densu river using water quality index (WQI) and multivariate techniques. In this study, phys...

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Autores principales:	Samuel Anim Ofosu, Kwaku A. Adjei, Samuel Nii Odai
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Freshwater Parameters Multivariate Loadings Variations Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6a38c41fe2de411b81929b0b913129702021-11-07T12:22:44ZAssessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index10.1007/s13201-021-01516-z2190-54872190-5495https://doaj.org/article/6a38c41fe2de411b81929b0b913129702021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-021-01516-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2190-5487https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5495Abstract The natural resources, especially water in the Densu river basin, play significant roles in the socio-economic development of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to analyse the water quality of the Densu river using water quality index (WQI) and multivariate techniques. In this study, physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters were measured from surface water samples taken from eight (8) sampling stations in the study area. water quality index and multivariate techniques such as hierarchical cluster analysis and principal component analysis were utilized in the analysis of surface water quality data. The results indicated that the average WQI of the Densu river for the two sampling periods was sixty-one (61) which is classified as Medium, based on the Solway WQI index. The pH levels of all the samples were within allowable limits of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. All the sampling stations for the two seasonal periods had bacteriological parameters higher than WHO guidelines, making the samples unsuitable for most domestic uses. The study revealed that six (6) principal components accounted for about 97% of the total variance of dataset and three (3) spatial clusters were classified. This research has provided the basis for applying both WQI and multivariate techniques in analysing and classifying water quality in a river basin.Samuel Anim OfosuKwaku A. AdjeiSamuel Nii OdaiSpringerOpenarticleFreshwaterParametersMultivariateLoadingsVariationsWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500ENApplied Water Science, Vol 11, Iss 12, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Freshwater Parameters Multivariate Loadings Variations Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 Samuel Anim Ofosu Kwaku A. Adjei Samuel Nii Odai Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index
description	Abstract The natural resources, especially water in the Densu river basin, play significant roles in the socio-economic development of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to analyse the water quality of the Densu river using water quality index (WQI) and multivariate techniques. In this study, physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters were measured from surface water samples taken from eight (8) sampling stations in the study area. water quality index and multivariate techniques such as hierarchical cluster analysis and principal component analysis were utilized in the analysis of surface water quality data. The results indicated that the average WQI of the Densu river for the two sampling periods was sixty-one (61) which is classified as Medium, based on the Solway WQI index. The pH levels of all the samples were within allowable limits of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. All the sampling stations for the two seasonal periods had bacteriological parameters higher than WHO guidelines, making the samples unsuitable for most domestic uses. The study revealed that six (6) principal components accounted for about 97% of the total variance of dataset and three (3) spatial clusters were classified. This research has provided the basis for applying both WQI and multivariate techniques in analysing and classifying water quality in a river basin.
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author	Samuel Anim Ofosu Kwaku A. Adjei Samuel Nii Odai
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title	Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index
title_short	Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index
title_full	Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index
title_fullStr	Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index
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Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index

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