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. 2021 Feb 15;280:111655. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111655

Table 1.

Symbols used in the causal loop diagram.

Symbols Illustrations Mathematics
Image 1 “If X increases, then Y increases above the original value.”
“In the case of accumulation, X adds to Y” (Roubík et al., 2020).
δyδx>0
In the case of accumulations,
Y=T0T(X+)dt+YT0
Image 2 “If X increases, then Y decreases below the original value.”
“In the case of accumulation, X is subtracted from Y” (Roubík et al., 2020).
δyδx<0
In the case of accumulations,
Y=T0T(X+)dt+YT0
Image 3 Delay mark