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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Exploration of the critical factors influencing the water quality in two contrasting climatic regions.

Gelin Kang, Yu Qiu, Qingxiu Wang, Zuoda Qi, Yuting Sun, Yuqiu Wang

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Gelin KangTianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Yu QiuTianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Qingxiu WangTianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Zuoda QiTianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
Yuting SunKhoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, San Jose, CA, 95138, USA.
Yuqiu WangTianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China. yqwang@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2790-4689

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Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning 2016A008Environment Monitoring Station of Huangshan City HZCG2017Z159
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Over the past few decades, rivers have become severely polluted as a result of receiving vast quantities of domestic and industrial wastewater. The identification of the major factors that influence water quality is crucial to understand the interactions of anthropogenic and natural factors and develop river restoration projects. In this study, the QUAL2Kw water quality model was used to quantitatively evaluate the most critical factors for water quality at two sites with different meteorological conditions and urban scales. The genetic algorithm (GA) was used to optimize the parameters in the model. The Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) method was used to assess the model uncertainty and sensitivity in all reaches for five water quality outputs (temperature, CBOD, DO, TP, and TN) in two seasons. The K-means clustering method associated with the sensitivity results was used to identify the major factors influencing the water quality in all reaches from the input data and the model parameters. The results showed that CBOD, TN, and TP were most sensitive to headwater and tributary quality. DO tended to be affected by more natural reactions than the other water quality indicators. In the cold and dry seasons and the more urbanized areas, river pollution was more severe, and the impact of natural reactions was reduced. The simulation results revealed the reliability of QUAL2Kw in modeling the quantity and quality of all river reaches. The method applied in this study is beneficial for the improvement and management of the water environment.

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Water QualityChinaEnvironmental MonitoringMonte Carlo MethodReproducibility of ResultsRiversSeasonsWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater Pollutants, ChemicalInfluencing factorsQUAL2KwSensitivity analysisWater quality

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