State of the Art Report on Multivariate Chemometric Methods in Environmental Forensics |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;2. Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE, Grenoble INP, Grenoble, France;3. Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Environmental forensic analysis has evolved significantly from the early days of qualitative chemical fingerprint evaluations. The need for quantitative rigor has made the use of numerical methods critical in identifying and mapping contaminant sources in complex environmental systems. Given multiple contaminant sources, the environmental scientist is faced with the challenge of unraveling the contributions of multiple plumes with overlapping spatial and temporal distributions. The problem may be addressed through a multivariate statistical approach, but there is a mind-boggling array of the available “chemometric” methods. This paper provides an overview of these methods, along with a review of their advantages, disadvantages, and pitfalls. Methods discussed include principal component analysis and several receptor-modeling techniques. |
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