Nutrient Control to Prevent the Occurrence of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Eutrophic Lake in Southern Sweden, Used for Drinking Water Supply
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Nutrient Condition at Lake Vombsjön
3.2. Seasonal Pattern of Cyanobacteria
3.3. Nutrients Influence on Cyanobacteria
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Item | TN | DIN | TP | DP | TN:TP | DIN:TP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlation Coefficient | −0.56 | −0.65 | 0.62 | 0.31 | −0.63 | −0.66 |
p-Values | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
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Li, J.; Hansson, L.-A.; Persson, K.M. Nutrient Control to Prevent the Occurrence of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Eutrophic Lake in Southern Sweden, Used for Drinking Water Supply. Water 2018, 10, 919. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070919
Li J, Hansson L-A, Persson KM. Nutrient Control to Prevent the Occurrence of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Eutrophic Lake in Southern Sweden, Used for Drinking Water Supply. Water. 2018; 10(7):919. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070919
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Jing, Lars-Anders Hansson, and Kenneth M. Persson. 2018. "Nutrient Control to Prevent the Occurrence of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Eutrophic Lake in Southern Sweden, Used for Drinking Water Supply" Water 10, no. 7: 919. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070919