ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessing Surface Water Quality in the Serbian
Part of the Tisa River Basin
| 1 | University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty (Department of Engineering Management), Bor, Serbia |
| 2 | University of Niš, Faculty of Technology, Leskovac, Serbia |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Milovan Vuković
University of Belgrade; Technical Faculty in Bor, Milovan Vuković, Tedchnical Faculty in Bor, V.J. 12, 19219 Bor, Serbia
University of Belgrade; Technical Faculty in Bor, Milovan Vuković, Tedchnical Faculty in Bor, V.J. 12, 19219 Bor, Serbia
Submission date: 2018-07-14
Final revision date: 2018-09-11
Acceptance date: 2018-09-16
Online publication date: 2019-08-28
Publication date: 2019-09-17
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(6):4073–4085
KEYWORDS
Tisa Riverwater quality indexmultivariate statistical techniquesprincipal component analysis (PCA)spatial similaritiestemporal similarities
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of the Tisa River on its flow through Serbia.
The water quality status and the spatial and temporal trends along the Tisa River were assessed
through the application of ten SWQI parameters derived from a six-year public database of
environmental data (2011-16). Also, the created data set was treated by multivariate techniques in order
to identify the similiraties and differences between sampling periods and locations, recognize variables
that affect the temporal and spatial water quality and present anthropogenic impact on water quality
parameters. This study reveals that water quality along the Tisa River decreases slightly downstream.
Obtained values of SWQI descriptive quality indicator indicated that water quality on this course, during
the monitoring period, was good (72-83) and very good (84-89). Multivariate statistical techniques
(PCA/FA) led to the conclusion that the changes in water quality mostly occur under the influence
of organic pollutants (anthropogenic) and nutrients (total phosphorus, ammonia, etc.).
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