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Monitoring Water Quality

Public Health & Water Quality

Testing Parameters

Threats to Water Quality

Water Quality Concepts

Deep Water Sampler

Source: NPS

Students can build their own deep water sampler to allow them to capture water samples at depth for subsequent testing. This tool is great for comparing water quality between surface and deep water quality samples.

A water sample ready for testing (Source: Tim McCabe)

Water Monitoring Kit (Low Cost)

Source: LaMotte

"Students will have fun analyzing sample water for eight different test factors: pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, temperature, turbidity, nitrate, phosphate, and coliform bacteria. This complete kit includes a manual with step-by-step, diagrammed instructions; an easy-to-use laminated color chart, and all the necessary apparatus and non-hazardous TesTabs® to test ten water samples (three samples for coliform)."

Source: LaMotte

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