Explanation

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Water Quality in Lake Kinneret 2009
Explanation
Chloride, mg L-1
Total suspended solids, mg L-1
Turbidity, NTU
Total phosphorus, µg L-1
Total nitrogen, mg L-1
Chlorophyll, µg L-1
Primary production, gC m-2 d-1
Cyanobacteria, of total
Fecal coliforms, No L-1
Water Quality Rating
Acceptable
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A schematic presentation of water quality
parameters that depict the water quality of Lake
Kinneret. Rating values (RV) established for
each parameter to allow the use of relative
ranking scale (the pale blue horizontal bars) for
each parameter and are presented with a range of
real values measured in Lake Kinneret over a
thirty years period. For each parameter a
different scale was established for winter
spring and summer fall seasons. The monthly
average value calculated of each parameter was
calculated for 2004 and is presented as a circle
labeled with the month number positioned at the
corresponding value of the indicated
parameter. Blue colored months represent values
which are within the acceptable range of the
given parameter. Red colored months represent
values which deviated from the acceptable range.
For more details see Hambright et al (2000)
Conserv. Mar. Freshwat. Ecosystems. 10 393-406
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