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ME_YDI838 Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West.
15 September 2010
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West. ME_YDI838 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 15th September 2010 14:40pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | N mg/L NH4+ | 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 | 5 | 750 | 0.35 | 7.6 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 20 |
| Weather | Overcast |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | Last 7 days |
| Flow estimate | Normal base flow |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | 18.00 |
| Stream width | 1.50 |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
extremely high ammonium and phosphate readings, strange smell, ( some sort of chemical odour... couldn't recognise it, but perhaps like a solvent of some sort, certainly not a typical detergent smell). There was a fast inflow from one of the drains and the water near there was frothy, so my guess is that was the source of the contamination (see photo) Other observations: I also sampled Nerreman wetland ( 18 hours later) and the levels there were not unusual (phosphate was 0.06 and ammonium was 0.03) so i dont' think the contamination could have come from that far upstream.
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