Palynological tracing of saline water sources in Lake Kinneret region (Israel)

Palynological spectra of water samples representing four groups of saline sources are compared with a freshwater spectrum in Lake Kinneret region. The palynological spectra indicate that the saline waters are a mixture of Recent water with active aquifers from an intake area in the mountains west of the lake that dilute in various proportions concentrated saline solutions of Upper Pliocene to Lower Pleistocene age.