E5 COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) [mg L-1](7)
Determined by KMnO4 method.
YEAR: 2010
SITE1: Off Imazu (North Lake)
 Depth    Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec
  0.5     2.2     2.3     2.3     2.2     2.8     2.6     2.6     2.9     2.9     2.8     2.7     2.5
  5       2.0     2.2     2.4     2.4     2.9     2.7     3.0     2.9     3.2     3.2     2.7     2.6
 10       2.3     2.4     2.4     2.5     2.6     2.7     3.2     3.1     2.9     2.9     2.6     2.6
 20       2.1     2.3     2.3     2.3     2.3     2.3     2.2     2.5     2.6     2.5     2.5     2.4
 40       2.2     2.4     2.3     2.2     2.1     2.3     2.0     2.2     2.1     2.2     2.0     2.1
 80       2.1     2.3     2.1     2.1     2.1     2.3     2.0     2.2     2.1     2.1     2.0     2.0
bottom    2.1     2.1     2.1     2.1     2.1     2.3     2.0     2.2     2.1     2.1     2.0     2.0
SITE2: Off Karasaki (South Lake)
 Depth    Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec
  0.5     3.2     2.9     2.9     3.4     3.7     3.3     3.1     3.0     4.2     3.1     3.1     3.4
SOURCE: H23 Environmental White Paper, Shiga Prefectural Government
YEAR: 1982 - 1986
Station 1 (N. Lake), 1982-1986
 Depth    Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec
  0.5     1.7     1.6     1.6     1.5     1.8     2.2     2.6     2.3     2.6     2.3      2      1.9
   5      1.9     1.6     1.7     1.6     1.8     2.2     2.7     2.6     2.4     2.6      2       2
   10     1.8     1.7     1.5     1.6     1.6     2.1     2.5     2.3     2.4     2.3      2       2
   15     1.8     1.6     1.6     1.5     1.6     1.9      2       2      2.1     2.1      2      1.9
   20     1.8     1.5     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.9     1.8     1.8     1.8     1.8     1.9     1.9
   30     1.8     1.6     1.5     1.5     1.3     1.6     1.6     1.5     1.4     1.7     1.4     1.7
   40     1.8     1.6     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.6     1.4     1.4     1.3     1.6     1.4     1.5
   60     1.5     1.6     1.6     1.4     1.3     1.4     1.3     1.4     1.4     1.3     1.3     1.5
   80     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.5     1.4     1.4     1.3     1.5     1.4     1.5
 bottom   1.4     1.6     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.6     1.5     1.6     1.6     1.9     1.5     1.9
Station 2 (S. Lake), 1982-1986
 Depth    Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec
  0.5     2.3     1.8     2.1     2.1     2.6     2.9     2.6     2.9     3.2     3.3     2.8     2.4
 bottom   2.3      2      2.1     2.1     2.8     3.2     2.6     2.9     3.3     3.4     2.9     2.5