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Predicting water quality (contaminant) behavior based on discharge (R programming)
Project Type
Environmental data science
Date
August 2021
Takehome
Higher channel discharges generally increased the concentrations of multiple water quality constituents in a canal, but there were dilution behaviors (decreased concentrations) in a river and a slough for such constituents.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w13162184
This study is the first chapter of my dissertation. In it, I examined the relationship between water discharge (flow) and quality in three channels in southern Florida: Shark River Slough, Peace River, and Hillsboro Canal. Flow variability was highest in the Hillsboro Canal, while Peace River had the longest pulse duration and connectivity to floodplains resulting in dilution behavior at higher flows. The unchanneled Shark River Slough exhibited the least flow variability and predominantly dilution behavior. The findings suggest that regulating canal discharge using C-Q relationships can prevent the degradation of downstream ecosystems.
Detailed R code can be found here: https://github.com/Kaychuck/Predicting-water-quality-based-on-discharge/blob/main/Chapter%202.Rmd
