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Hypolimnion

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Hypolimnion: Bottom layer of cold water in a lake. Compare epilimnion.

 


Hypolimnion: Bottom waters of a thermally stratified lake. The hypolimnion of a eutrophic lake is usually low or lacking in oxygen.

hypolimnion
Cool, oxygen-deficient, bottom layer of a stratified water body; usually a seasonal phenomenon.
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hypolimnion The lowest layer in a thermally stratified lake or reservoir. This layer consists of colder, more dense water, has a constant temperature, and no mixing occurs.

hypolimnion (Hi-poe-LIM-knee-on). The lowest layer in a
thermally stratified lake or reservoir. This layer consists of
colder, more dense water, has a constant temperature and no ...

Hypolimnion The lower layer of a lake.
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In situ treatment Treatment of a waste in place, as opposed to pumping or digging the waste up and then treating it.

AHOD the areal hypolimnetic oxygen deficit, usually expressed as a rate per day; refers to the decrease in O2 beneath unit area of hypolimnion surface; mg O2/cm2 per day or mg O2/m2 per day
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