Research Article

Statistical Assessment of Water Quality Parameters for Pollution Source Identification in Sukhnag Stream: An Inflow Stream of Lake Wular (Ramsar Site), Kashmir Himalaya

Table 3

The results of the statistical analysis with the general linear regression model to delineate the nature and magnitude of relationship among physicochemical parameters of Sukhnag stream. The regression parameters, α and β, were estimated from . refers to the regression analysis.

ParametersNo. of values (mg/L) valueDeviation from zero

Water temperatureDO1212.05−0.160.853.8<0.0001Significant
Free CO2127.540.060.617.90Significant
Nitrite12000.6150Significant
Ammonia120.1400.720.10Significant
Organic-N120.150.010.844.3<0.0001Significant

DepthVelocity120.460.20.9132<0.0001Significant
OP120.020.030.720.60Significant
T phosphorus120.170.050.9134<0.0001Significant
Nitrate120.310.110.9117<0.0001Significant
Chloride129.230.760.511.10.01Significant
Ca1216.678.340.724.80Significant
Mg124.191.610.612.10.01Significant
Na126.472.450.618.10Significant
K121.790.440.511.20.01Significant
T solids1295.241201257<0.0001Significant
TSS12−18.4348.61215<0.0001Significant
TDS12113.771.21199<0.0001Significant

Dissolved oxygenFree CO21212.18−0.390.845.4<0.0001Significant
Alkalinity12155.8−7.920.615.50Significant
Ammoniacal-N12−0.170.030.720.10Significant
Organic-N121.09−0.081229<0.0001Significant

ConductivityTotal-P12−0.0300.724.50Significant
Nitrate-N12−0.100.718.40Significant
K12−0.170.010.59.530.01Significant
TDS12−141.61.390.719.40Significant
Total hardness12−145.51.050.960.1<0.0001Significant
Ca hardness12−40.260.420.830.30Significant
Mg hardness12−25.570.150.838.40Significant

VelocityOP12−0.060.170.831.20Significant
Total-P120.060.260.9124<0.0001Significant
Nitrate-N120.050.561319<0.0001Significant
Na120.612.50.724.80Significant
K120.882.070.59.610.01Significant
Total solids12−165.35791211<0.0001Significant
TSS12−1232330.9147<0.0001Significant
TDS12−462.283451199<0.0001Significant
Chloride127.463.820.613.10Significant
Ca12−2.741.80.832.20Significant
Mg120.38.250.615.90Significant

AlkalinityNitrate-N12−0.0300.6120.01Significant
Organic-N120.170.010.718.90Significant
Total-N120.410.010.612.30.01Significant

T phosphorusNitrate-N12−0.052.091221<0.0001Significant
Chloride126.6714.70.614.50Significant
Ca12−12.491660.853.8<0.0001Significant
Mg12−1.7633.20.723.30Significant
Total solids12−256.521250.994.7<0.0001Significant

T solidsChloride128.630.010.6120.01Significant
Ca1210.860.070.721.60Significant
Mg123.090.010.510.80.01Significant
Na124.740.020.616.40Significant

TDSK121.190.010.59.10.01Significant
Ortho-P12−0.0300.618.10Significant
Total-P120.100.976.7<0.0001Significant
Nitrate-N120.1400.9117<0.0001Significant
Conductivity12159.20.480.719.40Significant
Chloride128.160.010.59.670.01Significant
Ca124.890.110.720.10Significant
Mg121.970.020.510.10.01Significant
Na122.980.030.615.40Significant