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ME_YWP001 Westgate Park- Saltwater Lake (near Todd Road), Port Melbourne
9 September 2017
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Westgate Park- Saltwater Lake (near Todd Road), Port Melbourne ME_YWP001 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 9th September 2017 09:18am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 74.91 | 6 | 70900 | 9.4 | 0.25 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 36 |
| Weather | windy |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 0.00 |
| Flow estimate | |
| Water Appearance | Stained brown,Stained green |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Amonium Nitrate test has not been working at this site for a while. It cannot be a problem with the chemicals, as the test worked fine on other sites immediately after this one. It can not be a problem with tempreture as the test was warmed with body heat for the full 15 minutes. When the first reagent is added to the sample it immediatly becomes milky white which does not happen at other sites. I hypothisise that there is something in the lake water that is causing the reagent to precipiate into a suspention rather than fully disolving in the sample and mixing properly with the sample. I do not know how to find out if this is the case.
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