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
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