Brett Toth

Wetland Site Assessment Lab

INTRODUCTION - water quality assessments are done on wetland site to

determine their usefulness as a habitat or its environmental soundness determining
how an area might be used best.
HYPOTHESIS- If we conduct a Water Quality Assessment Test , we can
compare various sites as to their usefulness as a habitat or environmental
soundness. These tests will include; Dissolved oxygen, Temperature, turbidity
,salinity, PH, Riparian Vegetation, Aquatic Plant Cover, and the amount of macro
Invertebrates present.
MATERIALS

Oxygen Tester
Net
Binoculars
PH Tester
Beaker
Thermometer

PROCEDURE1.
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4.

Gather Materials
Visit each test site
Conduct tests
Record results

RESULTS
Water Quality Test
Dissolve oxygen%
Temperature (C)
Turbidity(cm)
Salinity(mg/l)
PH
Riperean
Vegetation(rating)
Aquatic Plant
cover(rating)
Macro

Site 1
90%
29
51
low
7.1
neutral
4
excellent
4
excellent
4

Site 2
80%
27
15
medium
7.4
neutral
3
medium
3
medium
3

Site 3
79%
28
16
medium
7.4
neutral
3
medium
3
medium
3

Site 4
75%
27
11
medium
7.7
medium
2
fair
2
fair
2

Site 5
140%
30
21.5
Low
9
high
1
poor
1
poor
1

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invertabrates(colle
cted)

nymphs

crayfish

mussels

snail

worm

ANALYSIS- It was concluded that site 5 was the dirtiest due to its high
turbidity rating. Site 3 would be the best place to stock fish because of its
cleanliness and average numbers in other areas it would sustain life well. Site 2
would be the best place to swim due its cleanliness and Clearwater. I feel the
turbidity test gave us the most useful information because it told if the water was
clean and clear . I determined that the cause of high dissolved oxygen in site 5 was
the fact that animals ate the plant covering. I felt the temperature test was not
needed as the water temperature did not vary much