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Brett Toth

Wetland Site Assessment Lab

INTRODUCTION - water qualit assessments are done on wetland site to

determine their use!ulness as a habitat or its en"ironmental soundness determinin#

how an area mi#ht be used best$

%&'OT%(SIS- I! we )ondu)t a Water *ualit Assessment Test + we )an

)om,are "arious sites as to their use!ulness as a habitat or en"ironmental

soundness$ These tests will in)lude Dissol"ed o.#en+ Tem,erature+ turbidit

+salinit+ '%+ Ri,arian /e#etation+ Aquati) 'lant Co"er+ and the amount o! ma)ro

In"ertebrates ,resent$

0AT(RIALS-

• O.#en Tester

• Net

• Bino)ulars

• '% Tester

• Bea1er

•  Thermometer

'ROC(DUR(-

2$ 3ather 0aterials4$ /isit ea)h test site5$ Condu)t tests6$ Re)ord results

R(SULTS 7

Water *ualit Test Site 2 Site 4 Site 5 Site 6 Site 8Dissol"e o.#en9 :;9 C? 4: 4= 4< 4= 5; Turbidit>)m? 82 28 2@ 22 42$8Salinit>m#l? low medium medium medium Low'% =$2

neutral

=$6

neutral

=$6

neutral

=$=

medium

:

hi#hRi,erean

/e#etation>ratin#?

6

e.)ellent

5

medium

5

medium

4

!air

2

,oorAquati) 'lant

)o"er>ratin#?

6

e.)ellent

5

medium

5

medium

4

!air

2

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in"ertabrates>)olle

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nm,hs )rash mussels snail worm

ANAL&SIS- It was )on)luded that site 8 was the dirtiest due to its hi#h

turbidit ratin#$ Site 5 would be the best ,la)e to sto)1 sh be)ause o! its

)leanliness and a"era#e numbers in other areas it would sustain li!e well$ Site 4

would be the best ,la)e to swim due its )leanliness and Clearwater$ I !eel the

turbidit test #a"e us the most use!ul in!ormation be)ause it told i! the water was

)lean and )lear $ I determined that the )ause o! hi#h dissol"ed o.#en in site 8 was

the !a)t that animals ate the ,lant )o"erin#$ I !elt the tem,erature test was not

needed as the water tem,erature did not "ar mu)h