Spatial Prediction and Optimized Sampling Design for Sodium Concentration in Groundwater.

Sodium is an integral part of water, and its excessive amount in drinking water causes high blood pressure and hypertension. In the present paper, spatial distribution of sodium concentration in drinking water is modeled and optimized sampling designs for selecting sampling locations is calculated f...

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Main Authors: Erum Zahid, Ijaz Hussain, Gunter Spöck, Muhammad Faisal, Javid Shabbir, Nasser M AbdEl-Salam, Tajammal Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5040421?pdf=render