Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Water Quality results - Canoe Point Wetland

On Friday 17 June, 2005, Tannum Sands School Year 5 visited the new Canoe Point Wetlands.
The students found the following water quality results:
Water Temperature: 19 degrees Celcius
Turbidity: 30 NTU's
pH: 6.5
Conductivity: 0.49mS
Phosphate: 5ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
Dissolved Oxygen: 110%
Macroinvertebrates: Damselfly larva, Water strider, Diving beetle, Dragonfly larva and Water boatmen
Macroinvertebrate score: 15