1. Water Quality Assessment of a Coastal Canal within a Protected Zone in Algeria using Principal Component Analysis
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Benhalima Lamia, Kadri Skander, Ouzrout Rachid, Barour Choukri, theUniverse, Bp , Universit Mai Guelma, Guelma, Algeria, and Bensouilah Mourad
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0301 basic medicine ,Pollution ,Veterinary medicine ,Multidisciplinary ,Aquatic ecosystem ,media_common.quotation_subject ,030106 microbiology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Salinity ,Fecal coliform ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Ramsar site ,Mediterranean sea ,Nitrate ,chemistry ,Environmental science ,Water quality ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common - Abstract
Objectives/Methods: The effects of human and agricultural activities on waters of Messida canal link up Tonga Lake (RAMSAR site) with the Mediterranean Sea were assessed by determining the fluctuations of indicator of fecal pollution and physico-chemical parameters. The distribution of bacterial pathogens was also monitored. Findings: Most of hydrological parameters show large fluctuations between sampling sites and seasons (P
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- 2018
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