This form is for the dataset: Lake Erie Rangers Monthly Monitoring

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Weather

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Current weather Qualitative	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Current weather description Qualitative
Weather in the past 24hrs Qualitative	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Weather in the past 24hrs description Qualitative

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Qualitative

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Water surface Qualitative	None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae
Pollution sources Qualitative	Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Other, Highway discharge
Water use Qualitative	Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other
Algae Qualitative	None, Cladaphora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
Water flow Qualitative	Surging, Steady, Slow, Still
Water level Qualitative	High, Average, Low
Colour Qualitative	Clear, Yellow, Brown, Green, Blue, Grey, Other
Clarity Qualitative	Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
Odour Qualitative	None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other

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Chemistry tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Air temperature °C	Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app	1
Water temperature °C	Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)	1
Conductivity μS/cm	Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)	1
Oxygen mg/L	Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)	1
Chlorine ppm	Taylor teststrips (chlorine)	1
pH	Taylor teststrips (pH)	1
Alkalinity ppm	Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)	1
Hardness ppm	Taylor teststrips (hardness)	1
Chloride mg/L	Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)	1
Chloride mg/L	Hach teststrips (chloride - high range)	1

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Biological tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
E. coli CFU/100 mL	Roth R-Card 1mL (E. coli)	3
E. coli CFU/100 mL	Roth R-Card 3mL (E. coli)	3

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Physical Tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Secchi depth (clarity) m	Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)	1
Water depth m	Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)	1

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Ice watch

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Ice on Qualitative	On, Off

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Other

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Incubation temperature °C	Digital thermometer	1
Incubation time hours	Digital timer	1