Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Tanti Creek at Stones Crossing ME_ETN600
Date and Time Thursday 9th February 2017 12:10pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FAU Turb NTU
Sample 0.01 81.4495 6.9 2900 6.5 0.69 29 23.2
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 43.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear,Scummy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width < 2m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene

High phosphate (15 times recommended level) confirms reading at ETN 900 site (refer pollution report).

Follow-up sampling at three upstream sites (not registered sites) shows levels to decrease with distance upstream.  This suggests the source of pollution had stopped.

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