Physico-chemical characteristics of shallow, high mountain Lake Blidinje (in a karst area of Bosnia and Herzegovina) with emphasis on its trophic status

Ivanković, Anita; Habul, Esma; Knezović, Zrinka

doi:10.2478/s13545-011-0025-4

Abstract

This paper presents data on the physico-chemical characteristics of lake water from May to November, the period without ice cover. Chlorophyll a was monitored over two years from May to November (2006 and 2007). Water was sampled at five locations in the lake’s littoral zone. The following parameters were investigated: temperature, dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, pH, total dissolved solid (TDS), Secchi depth (transparency), turbidity, suspended matter, conductivity, total hardness, alkalinity (bicarbonates), acidity, concentrations of nitrite (NO2 −), nitrate (NO3 −), ammonium (NH4 +), total nitrogen (TN), sulphate (SO4 2−), total iron (Fe), silica (SiO2), phosphate (PO4 3−), total phosphorous (TP) and chlorophyll a. Data were statistically analyzed.

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Physico-chemical characteristics of shallow, high mountain Lake Blidinje (in a karst area of Bosnia and Herzegovina) with emphasis on its trophic status

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