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This form is for the dataset: Victoria Park Ponds


Weather

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Current precipitation Qualitative
None, Light, Moderate, Heavy, Torrential
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
Colour Qualitative
Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
Clarity Qualitative
Clear, Cloudy, Opaque

Plants Wildlife

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Aquatic vegetation Qualitative
Not visible, Absent, Less than 5%, 5 to 33%, More than 33%
Problem plant species spotted during survey (UK) Qualitative
None, Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed, Giant hogweed, Skunk cabbage, Curly waterweed, Floating pennywort, Other
Wildlife spotted during survey (UK) Qualitative
None, Otter, Dipper, Water vole, Kingfisher, Dragonflies / damselflies, Heron, Fish, Grey wagtail, Bat, Mayflies / caddisflies, Other

Issue Reporting

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Odour Qualitative
None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other
Evidence of recent pollution Qualitative
None, Small amount, Moderate amount, Large amount, Other

Physical Tests

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Water depth m
Ruler (metric)
1
Ice presence Qualitative
Ice on, Ice off

Chemistry tests

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Air temperature °C
Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
1
Salinity ppm
Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppm)
1
Conductivity μS/cm
Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)
1
Water temperature °C
Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
1
Chlorine ppm
Taylor teststrips (chlorine)
1
Nitrite mg/L
API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrites)
1
Nitrate mg/L
API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrate)
Oxygen mg/L
Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)
1
pH
Taylor teststrips (pH)
1
Alkalinity ppm
Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)
1
Hardness ppm
Taylor teststrips (hardness)
1