Severe soil erosion challenges exist in China as a result of long-term human related
activities and its erosion-prone land forms and climate. Anthropogenic forces that alter the …

The Sürgü Stream, located in the Euphrates River basin of Turkey, is used for drinking water
source, agricultural irrigation and rainbow trout production. Therefore, water quality of the …

The aim of this study is to assess the spatial and temporal water quality variation and to
determine the main contamination sources in the Oum Er Rbia River and its main tributary …

Heavy metal concentrations in sediment samples from the Tigris River were determined to
evaluate the level of contamination. The highest concentrations of metals were found at the …

The concentrations of total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn,
Ni, Pb and Zn in both surface water and sediment samples from the upper Tigris River were …

Abstract Surface sediment (0–10 cm) samples were collected from 12 typical sites
throughout the Dongting Lake. Samples were detected by inductively coupled plasma–mass …

Multivariate statistical approaches, such as cluster analysis (CA) and principal component
analysis/factor analysis (PCA/FA), were used to evaluate temporal/spatial variations in water …

Multivariate statistical techniques, such as cluster analysis (CA), principal component
analysis (PCA), factor analysis (FA) and discriminant analysis (DA), were applied to evaluate …

This study was carried out to determine the Semenyih River water quality based on the
physicochemical and biological parameters. The sampling was conducted in dry and rainy …

Abstract The Lhasa River basin is the economic and population center of Tibet and has
abundant resources. Due to its harsh weather condition, high elevation, and inconvenient …