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Rules for parameters, equipment and QA

Plants/wildlife

Help about Algae

Parameter options

None, Cladophora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure

Help about Aquatic vegetation

Parameter options

Not visible, Absent, Less than 5%, 5 to 33%, More than 33%

Help about Problem plant species spotted during survey (UK)

Parameter options

None, Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed, Giant hogweed, Skunk cabbage, Curly waterweed, Floating pennywort, Other

Help about Vegetation on shore or riverbank

Parameter options

No plants – bare soil, No plants – paved or hard surface, Short herb grasses , Tall plants (grasses, flowers), Scrub or shrubs (woody stems), Saplings, Mature trees, Other

Help about Wildlife spotted during survey (UK)

Parameter options

None, Otter, Dipper, Water vole, Kingfisher, Dragonflies / damselflies, Heron, Fish, Grey wagtail, Bat, Mayflies / caddisflies, Other

Issue reporting

Help about Evidence of recent pollution

Parameter options

None, Small amount, Moderate amount, Large amount, Other

Help about Odour

Parameter options

None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other

Help about Outfall aesthetics

Parameter options

No odour or discoloration, Faint smell and/or slight discoloration, Mild smell, discoloration, and small covering of sewage fungus, Strong smell, discoloration, large covering of sewage fungus, Gross smell, sewage, significant sewage fungus, extensive problem

Help about Outfall flow

Parameter options

No flow, Trickle, Low, Moderate, High

Help about Outfall impact

Parameter options

No visible impact, Within 2 metres, Between 2 and 10 metres, Between 10 and 30 metres, Greater than 30 metres

Help about Outfalls, pipes and drains

Parameter options

No outfall observed, Outfall present – no flow, Outfall present – flowing, Flow causing discolouration, Flow causing odour, Other

Help about Pollution signs

Parameter options

White, opaque water, Blue-coloured water, Yellow-coloured water, Tea-coloured, brown water, Black, slity water, Foam or scum on water, Sewage-related debris, Cooking oil or fat, Food waste, Vehicle oil, Silt or construction materials, Other

Help about Pollution sources

Parameter options

Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other

Help about Sewage fungus coverage

Parameter options

Not present, Trace, Thin, Thick, Massive

Help about Water surface

Parameter options

None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae

Physical tests

Quantitative measurements

Estimated average water depth

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Community scientist estimate (depth) measuring 0.0 - 100.0m
  • Help about Community scientist estimate (width) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0m

Estimated width at water level

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Community scientist estimate (depth) measuring 0.0 - 100.0m
  • Help about Community scientist estimate (width) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0m

Flow

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)

River stage

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)

Secchi depth (clarity)

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below 0.0 m and above 40.0 m are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 0.0 m and above 50.0 m are flagged as "Issue detected".

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Secchi disk (20 cm diameter) measuring 0.0 - 50.0m
  • Help about Secchi disk (30 cm diameter) measuring 0.0 - 50.0m
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (Secchi depth) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0m

Turbidity

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Jackson Candle Turbidimeter measuring 25.0 - 1000.0JTU
  • Help about LaMotte (turbidity) measuring 0.0 - 200.0JTU
  • Help about Portable turbidity meter measuring 0.0 - 1000.0NTU
  • Help about Transparency tube (120 cm) measuring 0.0 - 1.2m
  • Help about Turbidity tube (100 cm) measuring 5.0 - 240.0NTU
  • Help about Turbidity tube (120 cm) measuring 6.0 - 240.0NTU
  • Help about Turbidity tube (45 cm) measuring 14.0 - 240.0NTU
  • Help about Turbidity tube (50 cm) measuring 12.0 - 240.0NTU
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (turbidity) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0NTU

Water depth

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below 0.0 m and above 40.0 m are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 0.0 m and above 99.0 m are flagged as "Issue detected".

Equipment (with range/unit)

Qualitative observations

Help about Channel bed materials

Parameter options

Bedrock, Boulders, Cobble, Gravel - pebble, Sand, Silt / clay, Artificial, Not visible, Other

Help about Ice presence

Parameter options

Ice on, Ice off

Help about Natural obstacles to fish or flow

Parameter options

None, Debris dam - partial, Debris dam - full width, Fallen tree, Other

Help about Water flow

Parameter options

Still, Slow, Steady, Surging

Help about Water level

Parameter options

Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded

Chemical tests

Air temperature

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below -30.0 °C and above 45.0 °C are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below -45.0 °C and above 55.0 °C are flagged as "Issue detected".

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Digital thermometer measuring 0.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about Other thermometer measuring -100.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (air temperature) measuring -100.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app measuring -40.0 - 40.0°C
  • Help about Weather app measuring -100.0 - 100.0°C

Alkalinity

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Hanna checker (alkalinity) measuring 0.0 - 500.0mg/L
  • Help about LaMotte (alkalinity) measuring 0.0 - 200.0ppm
  • Help about Taylor teststrips (alkalinity) measuring 0.0 - 240.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (alkalinity) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0mg/L

Ammonia

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Hanna checker (ammonia - high range) measuring 0.0 - 99.0mg/L
  • Help about Hanna checker (ammonia - low range) measuring 0.0 - 3.0mg/L
  • Help about Hanna checker (ammonia - medium range) measuring 0.0 - 9.99mg/L
  • Help about LaMotte (ammonia-nitrogen) measuring 0.0 - 4.0ppm
  • Help about Other equipment in ppm measuring -100000.0 - 100000.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (ammonia) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppm

Ammonia-nitrogen

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Simplex Health teststrip (ammonia-nitrogen - low range) measuring 0.0 - 6.0mg/L

Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Lab test (BOD) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (BOD) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppm

Calcium

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Photometer measuring 0.0 - 200000.0lux
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (calcium) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0mg/L

Chloride

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below 12.0 mg/L and above 1500.0 mg/L are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 0.0 mg/L and above 3000.0 mg/L are flagged as "Issue detected". If there are more than 3 readings and readings change by more than 200.0% from the median, they're flagged as "Needs review". Readings below 12.0 ppm and above 1500.0 ppm are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 0.0 ppm and above 3000.0 ppm are flagged as "Issue detected".

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Hach teststrips (chloride - high range) measuring 250.0 - 7000.0mg/L
  • Help about Hach teststrips (chloride - low range) measuring 25.0 - 650.0mg/L
  • Help about Mohr's silver nitrate method measuring 0.0 - 25000.0mg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (chloride) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0mg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (chloride) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ppm

Chlorine

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Taylor teststrips (chlorine) measuring 0.0 - 10.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (chlorine) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppm

Chlorophyll-A

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Fluorometer in ng/µL measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ng/µL
  • Help about Fluorometer in ppm measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ppm
  • Help about Fluorometer in µg/L measuring 0.0 - 1000.0µg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (chlorophyll a) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0mg/L

Conductivity

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below 20.0 μS/cm and above 5000.0 μS/cm are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 2.0 μS/cm and above 25000.0 μS/cm are flagged as "Issue detected". If there are more than 3 readings, and readings are 3.0 times the standard deviation of the median value, they're flagged as "Needs review". If there are more than 3 readings and readings change by more than 50.0% from the median, they're flagged as "Needs review". For Estuary and Ocean locations: Readings below 30000.0 μS/cm and above 60000.0 μS/cm are flagged as "Needs review". For Estuary and Ocean locations: Extreme readings below 10000.0 μS/cm and above 100000.0 μS/cm are flagged as "Issue detected". For Estuary and Ocean locations: If there are more than 3 readings, and readings are 3.0 times the standard deviation of the median value, they're flagged as "Needs review". For Estuary and Ocean locations: If there are more than 3 readings and readings change by more than 50.0% from the median, they're flagged as "Needs review".

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about HM Digital COM-100 multimeter (conductivity) measuring 0.0 - 9990.0μS/cm
  • Help about HM Digital EC-3 multimeter (conductivity) measuring 0.0 - 9990.0μS/cm
  • Help about Other pen-type meter (conductivity) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0μS/cm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (conductivity) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0μS/cm
  • Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity) measuring 0.0 - 20000.0μS/cm
  • Help about YSI multimeter (conductivity) measuring 0.0 - 20000.0μS/cm
  • Help about YSI multimeter (specific conductance - SPC) measuring 0.0 - 20000.0μS/cm

Dissolved organic carbon

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Infrared detection method measuring 0.0 - 100.0mg/L
  • Help about Lab test (DOC) measuring 0.0 - 100.0mg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (DOC) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L

Fluorescence (fluorometer)

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Fluorometer in ng/µL measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ng/µL
  • Help about Fluorometer in ppm measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ppm
  • Help about Fluorometer in µg/L measuring 0.0 - 1000.0µg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (fluorescence) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppm

Hardness

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (carbonate hardness) measuring 0.0 - 240.0mg/L
  • Help about LaMotte (hardness) measuring 0.0 - 200.0ppm
  • Help about Taylor teststrips (hardness) measuring 0.0 - 800.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (hardness) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0mg/L

Nitrate

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrate) measuring 0.0 - 200.0mg/L
  • Help about Hach teststrips (nitrate) measuring 0.0 - 50.0mg/L
  • Help about Hanna checker (nitrate - high range) measuring 0.0 - 75.0ppm
  • Help about Hanna checker (nitrate - low range) measuring 0.0 - 5.0ppm
  • Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate) measuring 0.0 - 10.0mg/L
  • Help about Other lab test measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about Other teststrips measuring 0.0 - 100.0mg/L
  • Help about Spectrophotometer measuring 0.0 - 100.0mg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (nitrate) measuring 0.0 - 1000.0mg/L

Nitrate-nitrogen

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen) measuring 0.0 - 10.0mg/L
  • Help about LaMotte (nitrate-nitrogen) measuring 0.0 - 15.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (nitrate-nitrogen) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrate-nitrogen) measuring 0.0 - 50.0mg/L

Nitrite

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrites) measuring 0.0 - 10.0mg/L
  • Help about Hach teststrips (nitrite) measuring 0.0 - 3.0mg/L
  • Help about Hanna checker (nitrites) measuring 0.0 - 60000.0mg/L
  • Help about Other equipment in ppm measuring -100000.0 - 100000.0ppm
  • Help about Other teststrips in mg/L (nitrites) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0mg/L
  • Help about Other teststrips in ppm (nitrites) measuring 0.0 - 100.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (nitrites) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L

Nitrite-nitrogen

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrite-nitrogen) measuring 0.0 - 10.0mg/L

Oxygen

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below 2.0 mg/L and above 15.0 mg/L are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 0.5 mg/L and above 20.0 mg/L are flagged as "Issue detected". If there are more than 3 readings, and readings are 3.0 times the standard deviation of the median value, they're flagged as "Needs review". Readings below 15.0 % and above 130.0 % are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 0.1 % and above 150.0 % are flagged as "Issue detected". If there are more than 3 readings and readings change by more than 75.0% from the median, they're flagged as "Needs review".

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about AZ instruments optical meter (%) measuring 0.0 - 200.0%
  • Help about AZ instruments optical meter (mg/L) measuring 0.0 - 25.0mg/L
  • Help about Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen) measuring 0.0 - 12.0mg/L
  • Help about LaMotte (dissolved oxygen %) measuring 0.0 - 200.0%
  • Help about LaMotte (dissolved oxygen) measuring 0.0 - 10.0mg/L
  • Help about Other dissolved oxygen multimeter (%) measuring 0.0 - 200.0%
  • Help about Other lab test (oxygen mg/L) measuring 0.0 - 100.0mg/L
  • Help about Other multimeter (dissolved oxygen mg/L) measuring 0.0 - 20.0mg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen %) measuring -100.0 - 20000.0%
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen in mg/L) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about YSI meter (dissolved oxygen %) measuring 0.0 - 200.0%
  • Help about YSI multimeter (dissolved oxygen) measuring 0.0 - 20.0mg/L

pH

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below 5.0 and above 10.0 are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below 2.0 and above 12.0 are flagged as "Issue detected". If there are more than 3 readings and readings change by more than 25.0% from the median, they're flagged as "Needs review".

Equipment (with range/unit)

Phosphate

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Ascorbic acid (total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0ppb
  • Help about Chemetrics ampoules (orthophosphate - high range) measuring 10.0 - 100.0mg/L
  • Help about Chemetrics ampoules (orthophosphate - low range) measuring 0.0 - 1.0mg/L
  • Help about Hach teststrips (phosphate) measuring 0.0 - 50.0mg/L
  • Help about Hanna checker (phosphate - high range) measuring 0.0 - 30.0mg/L
  • Help about Hanna checker (phosphate - low range) measuring 0.0 - 2.5mg/L
  • Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate) measuring 0.0 - 2.0mg/L
  • Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 1.0mg/L
  • Help about LaMotte (phosphate - low range) measuring 0.0 - 2.0ppm
  • Help about Molybdenum blue (total orthophosphate) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ppb
  • Help about Other lab test measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about Persulfate digestion method (total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 100.0µg/L
  • Help about Phosphate yellow method (phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 100.0ppb
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (phosphate) measuring 0.0 - 1000.0ppm

Phosphate-phosphorus

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Ascorbic acid (total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0ppb
  • Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate) measuring 0.0 - 2.0mg/L
  • Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 1.0mg/L
  • Help about Molybdenum blue (total orthophosphate) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ppb
  • Help about Other lab test measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about Persulfate digestion method (total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 100.0µg/L
  • Help about Phosphate yellow method (phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 100.0ppb
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (phosphate-phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppb

Salinity

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Other pen-type meter (salinity) measuring 0.0 - 200.0ppth
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (salinity) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppm
  • Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppm) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0ppm
  • Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppth) measuring 0.0 - 200.0ppth
  • Help about YSI multimeter (salinity) measuring 0.0 - 80.0ppth

Total dissolved solids (TDS)

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Other pen-type meter (TDS) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0ppm
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (TDS) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppm

Total Kjeldahl nitrogen

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Unspecified lab test measuring 0.0 - 100000.0mg/L

Total phosphorus

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about [equipment.unspecified_phosphorus] measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about Ascorbic acid (total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 10000.0ppb
  • Help about Molybdenum blue (total orthophosphate) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0ppb
  • Help about Other lab test measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about Persulfate digestion method (total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 100.0µg/L
  • Help about Phosphate yellow method (phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 100.0ppb
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (bottom total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppb

Total phosphorus (bottom)

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about [equipment.unspecified_phosphorus] measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (bottom total phosphorus) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0ppb

Total suspended solids (TSS)

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Gravimetric method measuring 0.0 - 20000.0mg/L
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (TSS) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0mg/L

Water temperature

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced. Readings below 0.0 °C and above 35.0 °C are flagged as "Needs review". Extreme readings below -5.0 °C and above 40.0 °C are flagged as "Issue detected".

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Digital thermometer measuring 0.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about HM Digital COM-100 multimeter (temperature) measuring 0.0 - 55.0°C
  • Help about HM Digital EC-3 multimeter (temperature) measuring 0.0 - 80.0°C
  • Help about Other multimeter (temperature) measuring -5.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about Other thermometer measuring -100.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (water temperature) measuring -10.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app measuring -40.0 - 40.0°C
  • Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature) measuring -5.0 - 60.0°C
  • Help about YSI multimeter (temperature) measuring -5.0 - 50.0°C

Biological tests

E. coli

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about 3M Petrifilm Plates measuring 0.0 - 10000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Coliscan Easygel measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Fluidion measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about IDEXX Colilert 2000 measuring 0.0 - 25000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about IDEXX Colilert 5-sample Geomean measuring 0.0 - 25000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about IDEXX Tecta measuring 0.0 - 25000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Other E. coli lab test measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Other lab test in CFU/100 mL measuring 0.0 - 10000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Other lab test in MPN/100 mL measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0MPN/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card 1mL (E. coli) measuring 0.0 - 25000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card 3mL (E. coli) measuring 0.0 - 25000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC (E. coli, other coliform) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (E. coli) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL

Enterococci

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Membrane filtration measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Most probable number (MPN/100 mL) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0MPN/100 mL
  • Help about Quantitative PCR measuring 0.0 - 100000000.0CE/100 mL
  • Help about Quantitative PCR measuring 0.0 - 1000000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card 1mL (Enterococci) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (enterococci) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL

Incubation temperature

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Digital thermometer measuring 0.0 - 100.0°C
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (incubation temperature) measuring 0.0 - 100.0°C

Incubation time

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about Digital timer measuring 0.0 - 300.0hours
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (incubation time) measuring 0.0 - 300.0hours

Other coliform

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about 3M Petrifilm Plates measuring 0.0 - 10000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Coliscan Easygel measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Lab test (other fecal coliforms) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card 1mL (E. coli) measuring 0.0 - 25000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card 3mL (E. coli) measuring 0.0 - 25000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC (E. coli, other coliform) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC (E. coli, other coliform) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform) measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (other coliform) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL

Total coliform

Automatic QA rules Help about

Equipment limits are enforced.

Equipment (with range/unit)
  • Help about IDEXX Colilert 2000 measuring 0.0 - 100000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Lab test (total coliform) measuring 0.0 - 100000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card (total coliform) measuring 0.0 - 10000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC (E. coli, other coliform) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform) measuring 0.0 - 10000000.0CFU/100 mL
  • Help about Unspecified equipment (total coliform) measuring 0.0 - 1000000.0CFU/100 mL

Weather

Help about Current precipitation

Parameter options

None, Light, Moderate, Heavy, Torrential

Help about Current weather

Parameter options

Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy

Help about Current weather description

Parameter options

No equipment listed yet

Help about Rain in previous 24 hours

Parameter options

None, Brief light rain or showers, Persistent light – moderate rain, Heavy and/or prolonged rain

Help about Recent precipitation

Parameter options

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

Help about Weather in the past 24hrs

Parameter options

Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy

Help about Weather in the past 24hrs description

Parameter options

No equipment listed yet

Qualitative

Help about Clarity

Parameter options

Clear, Cloudy, Opaque

Help about Colour

Parameter options

Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other

Help about Water use

Parameter options

Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other