Abstract
Water quality in the Yarqon river was assessed in May - June 2005 using the methods of bioindication and bioassay. Water quality index (WQI) was also calculated. Among 147 found species of algae and Cyanoprocaryota, 131 species were indicators of the environmental conditions. The saprobic index S ranged from 1.90 to 2.75 (III-IV classes of water quality). It has been found that household sewage from the Kane tributary essentially influence water quality in the Yarqon river. Intensive processes of self-purification within the (β-α-mesosaprobic zones are registered in the river.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 16-28 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Hydrobiological Journal |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
Keywords
- Algae communities
- Bioindication
- Luminescent bacteria
- Photobacterium leiognathi
- The Yarqon river
- Water quality index (WQI)
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