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ately eutrophic lakes. To classify current conditions, it is proposed that a taxonomic division be made at genus level, since species analysis requires considerable experience owing to the lack of modern identification keys and uniform flora. TABLE 30. CURRENT CONDITIONS: Gonyostomum semen (mm 3 /l) Class Description Biomass 1 Very small biomass ≤ 0.1 2 Small biomass 0.1 – 1.0 3 Moderate biomass 1.0 – 2.5 4 Large biomass 2.5 – 5.0 5 Very large biomass > 5.0 The class boundaries for Gonyostomum semen have been set to take account of problems in bathing waters. The biomass in the highest classes indicates that sensitive individuals may suffer skin reactions. The boundaries of the various classes coincide roughly with the 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles in the background material. Assessment of deviation from reference values TABLE 31. DEVIATION from reference value, total phytoplankton volume, spring-developing diatoms, water-blooming cyanobacteria Class Description Recorded volume/reference value 1 No or insignificant deviation ≤ 1.0 2 Slight deviation 1.0 – 2.0 3 Significant deviation 2.0 – 3.0 4 Large deviation 3.0 – 5.0 5 Very large deviation > 5.0 Reference values for various types of lakes are shown in Table 34. The figures have been calculated for lowland lakes on the basis of an assumed pristine mesotrophic state with a typical total phosphorus concentration 55
TABLE 32. DEVIATION from reference value, potentially toxin-producing cyanobacteria Class Description No. of potentially toxic genera/ reference value 1 No or insignificant deviation < 1 3 Significant deviation 1 – 1.5 5 Large to very large deviation ≥ 1.5 TABLE 33. DEVIATION from reference value, Gonyostomum semen Class Description Recorded volume/reference value 1 No or insignificant deviation ≤ 1.0 2 Slight deviation 1.0 – 10 3 Significant deviation 10 – 25 4 Large deviation 25 – 50 5 Very large deviation > 50 of 15 µg/l. The reference values have then been based on correlations with the total biomass of planktonic algae. The biomass in August has been determined by calculating the relationship with the seasonal mean from the Environmental Monitoring Programme database. The volume of diatoms in April/May is based on the maximum figure in the database for mesotrophic lakes having a nutrient status of 15 µg/l (tot-P). Two reference lakes form the basis for assessment of forest lakes. Maximum figures from a number of published studies have been used for mountain lakes, since the Environmental Monitoring Programme database was inadequate. Reference values for potentially toxic genera have been set using the Environmental Monitoring Programme database. Essentially, the reference value for Gonyostomum semen is considered to be an absence of viable communities. The reference value has been set using lakes where there is an influx of humic water capable of carrying limited quantities of Gonyostomum, which will temporarily survive in a given habitat. 56
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