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Water Quality Assessment Guide

The document outlines a water quality assessment framework for a field site, including observable sewage discharge, water quality by observation, and chemical and biological properties analysis. It provides a scoring system for various water quality indicators and calculates a Weighted Average Assessment Score (WAAS) to determine the degree of pollution. The assessment includes equipment needed for measuring dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH value, and salinity.

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Water Quality Assessment Guide

The document outlines a water quality assessment framework for a field site, including observable sewage discharge, water quality by observation, and chemical and biological properties analysis. It provides a scoring system for various water quality indicators and calculates a Weighted Average Assessment Score (WAAS) to determine the degree of pollution. The assessment includes equipment needed for measuring dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH value, and salinity.

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S3 Activity week - Integral (Geography)

Field site (Take a photo of the point where you collect the data)

Any observable sewage discharge point(s)? YES / NO

Water quality by observation

Assessment Score 0 1 2 3
1. Floating matter None Little Some Abundant
2. Green algae None Little Some Abundant
3. Sewage fungus None Little Some Abundant
4. Smell None Slight Moderate Strong
5. Water colour Clear Milky Brown Black
Extremely Extremely
6. Turbidity Fairly clear Murky
clear murky

Assessment score of water quality by observation

Items Results

Total score of the water quality by observation (NA)

Mean assessment score (!̅) of water quality by


observation

1
Water temperature: ____________________

River chemical & biological properties analysis

Assessment score 0 1 2 3
Data
Dissolved
Very High High Low Very low
oxygen
(> 7.0) (5.1 - 7.0) (3.0 - 5.0) (< 3.0)
(mg/l)
Slightly Strongly
acidic Acidic acidic
(4.95 - 6.74) (4.05 - 4.94) (< 4.05)
Neutral
pH value
(6.75 - 7.24)
Slightly Alkaline Strongly
alkaline (8.05 - 9.04) alkaline
(7.25 - 8.04) (>9.05)
Salinity Very low Low High Very high
(‰) (< 3) (3 - 5) (6 - 8) (> 8)
(Refer to Appendix 1 about the equipment)

Assessment score of water chemical & biological properties analysis

Items Results

Total score of the water chem. & bio. properties analysis (NB)

Mean assessment score (#$) of the water chem. & bio.


properties analysis

2
Weighted Average Assessment Score (WAAS)= (NA !̅ + NB#$) / (NA + NB) x 2

Degree of pollution

WAAS Pollution Magnitude


0.00 – 1.50 Clean
1.51 – 3.00 Slightly polluted
3.01 – 4.50 Moderately polluted
4.51 – 6.00 Severely polluted

WAAS Pollution Magnitude

3
Appendix 1

Equipment
- Dissolved oxygen
- Temperature

- pH value

- Salinity

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