Water Chemistry
A single, midstream or midlake (approximately 0.5 m
depth) water sample was collected in autumn 2000. All
water chemistry analyses were done by the SWEDAC
(Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity
Assessment) certified laboratory at the Department of
Environmental Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences following international (ISO) or European
(EN) standards when available. ANC is a measure of
the buffering ability of lakes and streams against strong