Self‐purification in Upland and Lowland Streams |
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| Authors: | Ines Heidenwag Uta Langheinrich Volker Lüderitz |
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| Abstract: | Ecological investigations at four streams in Saxony‐Anhalt have shown that there are considerable differences between the self‐purification power of upland and lowland streams. This result is reflected in chemistry and in microbiology. The structure of the bottom substrate mainly influences the degree of self‐purification in connection with rate of flow and flow velocity. The results and differences are demonstrated using the example of Katzsohlbach in the landscape unit “Mittel‐ and Unterharz” and the stream Olbe in the landscape unit “Magdeburger Börde”. |
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| Keywords: | Water Quality Faecal Pollution Ecomorphology Stream Gewä ssergü te Fä kale Verschmutzung Ö komorphologie Bach |
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