Water Quality Measurement in the Lower Reach of the Yodo River and Wando

Abstract

The waters of the lower reach of the Yodo River is very important in view of the water use, human activities, and aquatic biotope in Osaka metropolitan area. This paper reports the results of the field measurement of the concentration of some water quality indices conducted in the Yodo River and “wando” since summer in 1994, and their characteristics are clarified.