Title
Applying the grey clustering method to assess water quality in a watershed in Cusco, Peru
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
Abstract
Water quality assessment is a current issue of increasing concern in many countries around the world for reasons such as population health, national economic development and the environmental quality of ecosystems. At this juncture, the Grey Clustering method is used to assess water quality at discharge points, from the beginning to the end of the environmental monitoring process in the area of influence of the Anabi mining unit in the Chonta and Milos micro-watershed. The parameters evaluated were pH, dissolved oxygen, total suspended solids (TSS), iron and manganese. The results obtained through the Grey Clustering methodology showed a monitoring point with contamination from a treated water discharge. On the other hand, in order to obtain greater efficiency in the evaluation of water quality, national standard DS 004-2017-Minam (Water Quality Standards) and international standards were used through the PRATI index. Through the results obtained it was observed that (by means of the Prati index) there is a better classification of the water quality in each point, therefore this research becomes an important tool for future studies to consider the Prati index for greater reliability of results.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85096777633
ISSN of the container
24146390
ISBN of the container
978-958520714-1
Conference
Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
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