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This form is for the dataset: OART River Rangers

Weather

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Current weather Qualitative
Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Weather in the past 24hrs Qualitative
Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Recent precipitation Qualitative
Within the last 12 hours, 12-24 hours ago, 24-48 hours ago, 48-72 hours ago, More than 72 hours ago, I don't know

Qualitative

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Water use Qualitative
Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, ceremonial, other
Colour Qualitative
Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
Clarity Qualitative
Clear, Cloudy, Opaque

Plants Wildlife

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Algae Qualitative
None, Cladaphora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure

Issue Reporting

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, Highway discharge, Other
Odour Qualitative
None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other

Physical Tests

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Water flow Qualitative
Surging, Steady, Slow, Still
Water level Qualitative
Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded

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
Chlorine ppm
Taylor teststrips (chlorine)
1
pH
Taylor teststrips (pH)
1
Alkalinity ppm
Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)
1
Hardness ppm
Taylor teststrips (hardness)
1
Nitrate mg/L
Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)
1
Phosphate-phosphorus mg/L
Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)
1