Original paper
Besiedlungsfolgen in flußwasser-beschickten Grundwasser-Anreicherungsbecken
[Successions of planctonic organisms in ground water recharge basins fed by river water]
Noll, Manfred
Archiv für Hydrobiologie Volume 70 Number 3 (1972), p. 355 - 378
26 references
published: Sep 29, 1972
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/70/1972/355
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Abstract
Stages of purification of Rhine water in tanks linked in series are described. Many species come in with the river water. At a certain distance from the inlet, a mass development of organisms takes place in the longest basin. Further on there is a decline. The basin farthest from the inlet is characterised by a variety of organisms which are not found in the Rhine. By considering the whole complex, it can be shown that, depending on the distance and velocity of the water, a biological self-purification takes place which manifests itself in its chemical composition as well as in its organism populations.
Keywords
purification • organism • self-purification • decline • chemical composition • Rhine water