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Assessment of some water quality parameters in the Red River downstream, Vietnam by combining field monitoring and remote sensing method

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The Red River is the largest river in northern Vietnam, and it serves as the main water source for production and human activities in the Red River Delta region. Cities and provinces located in the Red River Delta, for example, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, and Ha Nam, have experienced rapid economic growth with various large urban, industrial zones, and agricultural areas. As a result of urbanization and industrialization, surface water in this region has been contaminated by multiple anthropogenic sources. In this study, in addition to water quality assessment using WQI, we used the reflectance values of visible and near-infrared bands and in situ data to build a regression model for several water quality parameters. Among ten parameters examined, two parameters, including total suspended solids (TSS) and turbidity, were used to construct regression correlation models using the Sentinel-2 multispectral images. Our results can contribute useful information for comprehensive monitoring, evaluation, and management scheme of water quality in the Red River Delta. The application of this method can overcome the limitation of actual observation results that only reflect local contamination status and require a lot of sampling and laboratory efforts.

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This research was funded by the Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MONRE) (grant number TNMT 2018.02.15).

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  1. Faculty of Environment, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Trinh Thi Tham, Trinh Thi Thuy, Vu Thi Mai & Le Thi Trinh

  2. Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Trinh Le Hung

  3. Goshu Kohsan Vietnam Company, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Chu Vu Hai

  4. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Tu Binh Minh

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Trinh Thi Tham, Trinh Le Hung, Trinh Thi Thuy, Vu Thi Mai, Le Thi Trinh, and Chu Vu Hai. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Trinh Thi Tham and Trinh Le Hung, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. Supervision, conceptualization, and writing—review and editing were performed by Tu Binh Minh. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Tham, T.T., Hung, T.L., Thuy, T.T. et al. Assessment of some water quality parameters in the Red River downstream, Vietnam by combining field monitoring and remote sensing method. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 41992–42004 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16730-0

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