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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2020

An integrated approach for assessing surface water quality: Case of Beni Haroun dam (Northeast Algeria).

Ahmed Amin Soltani, Abdelmalek Bermad, Hamouda Boutaghane, Amar Oukil, Osman Abdalla, Mahmoud Hasbaia, Rafik Oulebsir, Sara Zeroual, Abdelouahab Lefkir

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ahmed Amin SoltaniVESDD Laboratory, Hydraulic Department, University of M'sila, P.O. Box 166, 28000, Ichebilia, M'sila, Algeria.
Abdelmalek BermadHydraulics Department, Ecole Nationale Polytechnique d'Alger, Algiers, Algeria.
Hamouda BoutaghaneHydraulics Department, Engineering Faculty, Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria.
Amar OukilDepartment of Operations Management & Business Statistics, College of Economics & Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 20, PC 123, Muscat, Al Khoud, Oman. aoukil@squ.edu.om.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-6404
Osman AbdallaWater Research Center, Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 36, PC 123, Muscat, Al Khoud, Oman.
Mahmoud HasbaiaVESDD Laboratory, Hydraulic Department, University of M'sila, P.O. Box 166, 28000, Ichebilia, M'sila, Algeria.
Rafik OulebsirUniversité des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria.
Sara ZeroualVESDD Laboratory, Hydraulic Department, University of M'sila, P.O. Box 166, 28000, Ichebilia, M'sila, Algeria.
Abdelouahab LefkirEcole National des Travaux Publics, Algiers, Algeria.

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Abstract

In this paper, we use an integrated approach to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of water quality in the Beni Haroun (BH) dam, the largest surface water resource in Algeria. Several techniques have been employed under the same framework, including the Canadian Council Ministers Environment Water Quality Index (CCME-WQI), principal component analysis and factor analysis (PCA/FA), the K-means clustering, and the ordinary least square (OLS) analysis. A data set of 22 physicochemical parameters has been collected, over a period of 11 years, from three sampling stations: Ain Smara (ST1) and Menia (ST2), both located upstream of "Wadi Rhumel," and BH dam station (ST3), located at the dam site. The PCA/FA enables the identification of seven key factors that influence significantly BH dam water quality. The average values of CCME indices at the BH dam were 17, 40, 42, and 32 for drinking, irrigation, industry, and aquatic life purposes, respectively, which indicate poor water quality, according to the CCME categorization scheme. Besides, the K-means algorithm has been proven to be a very useful machine learning tool to detect that the major source of BH dam pollution is "Wadi Rhumel." Finally, OLS analysis, along with the Mann-Kendall test, highlighted the positive trend of BH dam's water quality.

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Water QualityAlgeriaCanadaEnvironmental MonitoringWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater ResourcesWater Pollutants, ChemicalBeni Haroun damCCME-WQIK-meansOrdinary least squarePCA/FAWater quality

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