Catholic University of Colombia

A Screening-Level Multi-Index Framework for Assessing Surface Water Quality Trends in the Atrato River Basin, Colombia, Under Data-Scarce Monitoring Conditions and Artisanal Gold Mining Pressure

This study presents a screening-level multitemporal assessment of surface water quality in the Atrato River (Chocó, Colombia), a tropical river system heavily influenced by artisanal and illegal gold mining, elevated sediment loads, and untreated domestic wastewater. Using record...