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

doi:10.1615/HydrobJ.v44.i2.20

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

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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
Pages (from-to)	16-28
Number of pages	13
Journal	Hydrobiological Journal
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1615/HydrobJ.v44.i2.20
State	Published - 2008

Keywords

Algae communities
Bioindication
Luminescent bacteria
Photobacterium leiognathi
The Yarqon river
Water quality index (WQI)

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Ecology
Aquatic Science
Water Science and Technology

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