Water Quality Pamphlet
Water Quality
pH
pH is the measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
Dissolved Oxygen
Dissolved oxygen refers to microscopic bubbles of gaseous oxygen that are mixed in water and available to aquatic organisms for respiration.
Turbidity
Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles that are mostly in invisible to the naked eye.
Temperature
Temperature is the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
Nitrates
Nitrates are a salt or ester of nitric acid
Bioindicators
Bioindicators are an organism whose status in an ecosystem is analyzed as an indication of the Ecosystems's health