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Muddy Odour in Fish from Hypertrophic Waters

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 2))

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In eutrophic and hypertrophic waters muddy or earthy odours occasionally occur in water and fish. These odours are generally considered to be caused by blue-green algae or actinomycetes in the water. In the areas studied, the muddy odour in fish correlated with the amount of the blue-green alga, Oscillatoria agardhii, present in the phytoplankton. Earthy-smelling actinomycetes were enumerated and isolated from the water of the study areas, but no correlation was found between the number of actinomycetes and off-flavours in the fish. The number of odourous actinomycetes was related to the runoff from surrounding soils.

This study has been supported by a grant from the Finnish Culture Foundation (Suomen Kulttuurirahasto).

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Persson, PE. (1980). Muddy Odour in Fish from Hypertrophic Waters. In: Barica, J., Mur, L.R. (eds) Hypertrophic Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9203-0_22

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