Multivariate statistics and water quality index (WQI) approach for water quality assessment in tropical streams and wadeable rivers in Cagayan Valley, Central Visayas, and Caraga (the Philippines)

Multivariate statistics and water quality index (WQI) approach for water quality assessment in tropical streams and wadeable rivers in Cagayan Valley, Central Visayas, and Caraga (the Philippines)

We examined the water quality of 36 streams and wadeable rivers across three major regions of the Philippines – Cagayan Valley (Luzon), Central Visayas, and Caraga (Mindanao) – using 10 primary physicochemical and biological parameters identified in the Philippine water quality guidelines. These par...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 154, no. 6A (2025), 1453-1464
Main Author: Velasco, Ashemir B.
Other Authors: Mendoza, Sedney S., Naling, Chennie S., Ramos, Myrna T., Ilano, Anthony S., Pepito, Cindylyn C., Magbanua, Francis S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Water quality
Quality of Water
Water pollution
Water - Pollution