Examining the dynamics of the relationship between water pH and other water quality parameters in ground and surface water systems

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 1; p. e0262117
• Main Authors: Saalidong, Benjamin M., Aram, Simon Appah, Otu, Samuel, Lartey, Patrick Osei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.01.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Alkalinity; Biology and Life Sciences; Calcium; Carbonates; Chemical properties; Chemicals; Confined groundwater; Copper; Creeks & streams; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Environment; Environmental aspects; Environmental Monitoring; Fluid dynamics; Ghana; Groundwater; Groundwater - chemistry; Groundwater - microbiology; Health aspects; Heavy metals; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Interaction parameters; Manganese; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metals; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Mining; pH effects; Physical Sciences; Physical simulation; Physicochemical properties; Regression analysis; Regression models; Robustness; Surface water; Surface-groundwater relations; Systems analysis; Turbidity; Water chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Quality; Water sampling; Water supply; Water, Underground; Zinc; Ghana; China

This study evaluated the relationship between water pH and the physicochemical properties of water while controlling for the influence of heavy metals and bacteriological factors using a nested logistic regression model. The study further sought to assess how these relationships are compared across...