This form is for the dataset: Winter Chloride Watch

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

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Plants Wildlife

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

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Issue Reporting

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Odour Qualitative	None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other
Pollution sources Qualitative	Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
Water surface Qualitative	None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae

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Physical Tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Flow L/s	Other flow equipment	1
Ice on Qualitative	true, false
Flow cfs	Float	1
Water depth m	Unspecified equipment (water depth)	1
River stage m	Unspecified equipment (stage ruler)	1
Water level Qualitative	Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
Secchi depth (clarity) m	Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)	1

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Chemistry tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Air temperature °C	Unspecified equipment (air temperature)	1
Water temperature °C	Unspecified equipment (water temperature)	1
Conductivity μS/cm	Other pen-type meter (conductivity)	1
Oxygen mg/L	Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen in mg/L)	1
Water temperature °C	Other multimeter (temperature)	1
Chloride ppm	Unspecified equipment (chloride)	1
pH	Unspecified equipment (pH)	1
Ammonia ppm	Other equipment in ppm	1
Ammonia ppm	Unspecified equipment (ammonia)	1
Nitrate mg/L	Unspecified equipment (nitrate)	1
Nitrate-nitrogen mg/L	Unspecified equipment (nitrate-nitrogen)	1

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Biological tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples