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Record W4407716842 · doi:10.1007/s13201-025-02393-6

Integration of positive matrix factorization and water quality models for pollution source identification and water quality enhancement in rivers

2025· article· en· W4407716842 on OpenAlexaboutno aff
Semin Kim

Bibliographic record

VenueApplied Water Science · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEnvironmental Science
TopicWater Quality and Pollution Assessment
Canadian institutionsnot available
Fundersnot available
KeywordsWater qualityQuality (philosophy)Identification (biology)PollutionEnvironmental scienceMatrix (chemical analysis)HydrogeologyWater pollutionWater resource managementEnvironmental engineeringEngineeringEnvironmental chemistryChemistryGeotechnical engineeringChromatographyBiology

Abstract

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Identifying the primary pollution source poses a challenge in river watersheds characterized by diverse land-cover types and mixed pollution sources. We addressed this challenge by focusing on the major tributaries influencing the water quality of the Mankyung River’s mainstream, successfully identifying the primary pollution source. Additionally, it identified the limiting nutrient for algal growth in the Mankyung River, proposing an alternative strategy to enhance water quality and mitigate algal growth. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) was employed to discern pollution sources in major tributaries, namely Jeonju-cheon and Iksan-cheon, impacting mainstream water quality. For Jeonju-cheon, pollution from urban and agricultural areas, including wastewater treatment plants, emerged as the primary source. For Iksan-cheon, pollution from urban and agricultural areas predominated. The nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratio and correlation analysis revealed that total phosphorus is the limiting factor for algal growth. Furthermore, scenarios to improve water quality and reduce algal growth were developed, and the Environmental Fluid Dynamic Code (EFDC) was used in the simulation, while the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index (CCME WQI) was used in water quality assessment. The findings demonstrated improved water quality and decreased algal blooms in the downstream Mankyung River region. This research provides a foundation for applying PMF, the EFDC, and the WQI in tracking pollution sources and enhancing water quality in rivers.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.003
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.040
Threshold uncertainty score0.079

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.003
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.001
Bibliometrics0.0010.001
Science and technology studies0.0010.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.024
GPT teacher head0.314
Teacher spread0.289 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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