Seasonal and spatial variability of water quality parameters in the Port of Genoa, Italy, from 2000 to 2007 |
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| Authors: | Ruggieri N Castellano M Capello M Maggi S Povero P |
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| Institution: | a Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse, Universita’ degli Studi di Genova, C.so Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy
b Autorita’ Portuale di Genova, Ufficio Ambiente, Stazione Marittima - Ponte dei Mille, 12126 Genova, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of the statistical analysis of a set of physico-chemical and biological water quality parameters, monthly collected from 2000 to 2007 in the Genoa Harbour area (Ligurian Sea). We applied multivariate methods, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and dynamic factor analysis (DFA) for investigating the spatial and temporal variability and for providing important background information on pollution problems in the region. PCA evidenced the role of the sewage and river discharges and of the exchanges with the open sea in determining the harbour water quality. DFA was used to estimate underlying common trends in the time series. The DFA results partly show a general improvement of water quality over the 8-years period. However, in other areas, we found inter-annual variations but no significant multi-annual trend. Furthermore, we included meteorological variables in our statistical analyses because of their potential influence on the water quality parameters. These natural forcings explain part of the variability in water quality parameters that are superimposed on the dominating anthropogenic pollution factors. |
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| Keywords: | Water quality Pollution monitoring Principal component analysis Dynamic factor analysis Multivariate time series Harbour |
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