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Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Tributary of Deep Creek @ Newham Primary School ME_MDT010
Date and Time Wednesday 3rd May 2017 09:00am
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 NTU
Sample 0.5 34.7353 4 440 7.9 0.25 9.5 9.1 9
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 34.00
Flow estimate POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Ammonium and phosphate were both abnormally high. Since this testing, students have been monitoring both A and P each week, and both remain high. In their Science lessons they are working out a strategy for determining the cause of these results, then will discuss, and hopefully implement, possible solutions

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