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The dynamics of dissolved oxygen concentration for water quality monitoring and assessment in polder ditches

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This study deals with the use of the dynamics of dissolved oxygen concentration for water quality assessment in polder ditches. The dynamics of the dissolved oxygen concentration, i.e. the temporal and spatial variations in a few polder ditches under a range of natural, pollution and management conditions is presented.

Five requisites formulated for the water quality indicator are discussed: (1) its relation with water quality goals, (2) nature and amount of information it provides, (3) if it could be standardized, (4) if it could be manipulated and (5) its measurability.

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  1. ‘Vijverhof’ Laboratory, Limnological Institute, Rijksstraatweg 6, 3631 AC, Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands

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Veeningen, R. The dynamics of dissolved oxygen concentration for water quality monitoring and assessment in polder ditches. Environ Monit Assess 3, 321–330 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396227

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