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Water Analysis
Residential Area Stream

Residential Area Stream

Temperature of Water

Time (hrs.) Surface Temp. (Celsius) Depth Temp. (Celsius)
10:52 p.m. 22.1 22.2
08:45 a.m. 22.7 22.1
10:31 a.m. 22.9 22.9

Total Solids

Residential Area Stream Outlet from Residence
Mass of beaker 69.95g
Mass of beaker+stream water 167.45g
Mass of beaker+total solid in water 69.99g
Amount of Dissolved Solids 400mg/L

(0.04g/100mL) x (1000mg/1g) x (1000mL/1L)400mg/L

Alkalinity

40 ppm

pH

6.5 by pH Test Kit

7.0 by pH Paper

Fecal Coliform

Negative Result

Others

Nitrates 0.0 ppm
Phospates 0.4 ppm
Hardness 36 CaCO3 ppm
Salinity 0.0 ppm
Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 ppm (72% saturation)
Turbidity 1.0 JTU
Current Velocity 5.8 cm/sec
# of aquatic Invertebrate found in 1 transect 5

 

Main Street Stream

Temperature of Water

Time (hrs.) Surface Temp. (Celsius) Depth Temp. (Celsius)
10:31 p.m. 21.5 21.5
08:25 a.m. 21.8 21.5
9:45 a.m. 22.1 22.5

 

Total Solids

Mass of beaker 67.90g
Mass of beaker+stream water 160.78g
Mass of beaker+total solid in water 67.92g
Amount of Dissolved Solids 200mg/L

(0.02g/100mL) x (1000mg/1g) x (1000mL/1L)=200mg/L

Alkalinity

56 ppm

pH

7.3 by pH Test Kit

7.0 by pH Paper

Fecal Coliform

Negative Result

Others

Nitrates 0.0 ppm
Phospates 0.6 ppm
Hardness 47 CaCO3 ppm (70% saturation)
Salinity 0.0 ppm
Dissolved Oxygen 8.0 ppm
Turbidity 2.0 JTU
Current Velocity 5.8 cm/sec
# of aquatic Invertebrate found in 1 transect 36

 

Outlet from Residence

Temperature of Water

Region Temp. (Celcius)
Outlet 35
Area below outlet 22.3
2 meters from outlet 22

 

Total Solids

Mass of beaker 68.38g
Mass of beaker+stream water 167.06g
Mass of beaker+total solid in water 68.48g
Amount of Dissolved Solids 1000mg/L

(0.10g/100mL) x (1000mg/1g) x (1000mL/1L)=1000mg/L

Alkalinity

216 ppm

pH

6.5 by pH Test Kit

6.5 by pH Paper

Others

Nitrates 0.0 ppm
Phospates 0.8 ppm
Hardness > 1600 CaCO3 ppm
Salinity 0.0 ppm
Dissolved Oxygen 5 4ppm (40% saturation)
Turbidity 0.0 ppm
Current Velocity NA
# of aquatic Invertebrate found in one transect 5

 

 

Acid Rain

pH

6.0 by pH Test Kit

5.5 by pH Paper

Alkalinity

 17ppm Calcium Carbonane or (20)17=340eq/L

 

 

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