Daily water quality evaluation of reservoir and cyanobacteria pollution index calculation

Abstract

Water quality evaluation is the most direct and quantitative description of a reservoir water environment. Due to the lack of biological factor evaluation in water quality evaluation at present, the conventional pollution index evaluation system was used to evaluate water quality and the correlation between the evaluation indexes and the concentration of cyanobacteria was studied. After determining the correlation, a novel calculation method using the cyanobacteria pollution index was determined by principal component analysis (PCA). The results showed that the eutrophication index and nitrogen phosphorus index of the water body were high. Biological pollution in reservoirs cannot be ignored. The correlation between eutrophication index and cyanobacteria concentration was weak (Pearson correlation = 0.242). For the reservoir, it was necessary to establish a special cyanobacteria pollution index. Five variables were used for the cyanobacteria pollution index calculation by the PCA method. The total variance of the two main components was 77.107%, which reflected most of the data information. In the reservoirs of other areas, similar parameters can also be selected to calculate the cyanobacteria pollution index. This research provides a reference for the biological factor evaluation of similar reservoirs in the world. HIGHLIGHTS A special daily water quality test was used in order to make an accurate judgment on water quality.; PCA was selected to establish the calculation method of the cyanobacteria pollution index by considering the relationship between cyanobacteria concentration and other water quality factors.; This research provides a reference for similar areas of the world on water quality evaluation of reservoirs.;

Keywords

• cyanobacteria concentration
• principal component analysis
• water eutrophication
• water quality evaluation