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ME_DHE100 Heatherton Rd Wetland

5 August 2018

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 5th August 2018 10:30am
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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.01 53.42 5.7 290 6.5 0 15.5 12.4 45
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Present: Judith, Dorothea, Ian, Julie

Filmed by a student with an assignment!

Wetland depth 1.49m

pH: got 6.5 with PR so repeated with CPR and got 6.5 again. Ian suggested the rotting vegetation that died during the freeway works might be making the water more acidic.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 29 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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