The Use of Combined Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms for Prediction of River Water Quality

Abstract

To effectively control and treat river water pollution, it is very critical to establish a water quality prediction system. Combined Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Back Propagation Neural Network (BPNN), a hybrid intelligent algorithm is designed to predict river water quality. Firstly, PCA is used to reduce data dimensionality. 23 water quality index factors can be compressed into 15 aggregative indices. PCA improved effectively the training speed of follow-up algorithms. Then, GA optimizes the parameters of BPNN. The average prediction rates of non-polluted and polluted water quality are 88.9% and 93.1% respectively, the global prediction rate is approximately 91%. The water quality prediction system based on the combination of Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms can accurately predict water quality and provide useful support for realtime early warning systems.

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