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Assessment of water quality in the Yarqon river (the central Israel) in terms of the methods of bioindication and bioassay

  • M. Tavasi*
  • , S. S. Barinova
  • , Ye Nevo
  • , Solomon P. Wasser
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-28
Number of pages13
JournalHydrobiological Journal
Volume44
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    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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