Water quality determination Kuruvunga springs Catalina Marambio Jones SEE-LA GK12 program March 20 th, 2013.

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Water quality determination Kuruvunga springs Catalina Marambio Jones SEE-LA GK12 program March 20 th, 2013

Common water quality parameters Temperature pH Alkalinity Hardness Turbidity Dissolved oxygen Nutrients Coliform bacteria

pH

Alkalinity

Hardness Classificationhardness in mg/L Soft0–60 Moderately hard61–120 Hard121–180 Very hard≥ 181

Turbidity

Dissolved oxygen

Nutrients: nitrogen and phosphorus

Coliform bacteria

3 min think, pair, share Please answer: What is alkalinity? Dissolved oxygen concentration increases, decreases or stays the same as the water temperature decreases? What causes eutrophication?

Kuruvunga springs

THANKS!