Water Quality Field Guide

Water Quality Field Guide

  • » Reference for 16 water quality parameters
  • » Incorporates use of PASCO data collection technologies

Water Quality Field Guide (PS-2829)

The Water Quality Field Guide supports your measurement and interpretation of the following parameters:

  • Biological oxygen demand (BOD)
  • Chlorine
  • Conductivity
  • Dissolved CO2
  • Dissolved O2
  • Fluoride
  • Iron
  • Nitrate
  • pH
  • Phosphate
  • Stream flow rate
  • Sulfate
  • Temperature
  • Turbidity
  • Total Alkalinity
  • Total Hardness

This handy reference provides you with guidance on measuring water quality and interpreting your results. Contains information on 16 common water quality parameters, and incorporates specific instructions on measuring with the Xplorer GLX graphing datalogger and PASPORT Sensors, plus chemical testing and analysis with the PASCO ezSample Water Quality Test Kits.

For each parameter, the guide provides important background information.

For example:

  1. What is nitrate?
  2. Why measure nitrate?
  3. What factors affect nitrate values?
  4. What are ideal nitrate values?

Additional sections include an overview of using the PASPORT GPS Position Sensor to automatically mark all your collected data with GPS coordinates, importing to My World GIS for mapping and spatial analyis. The Water Quality Field Guide also includes a teaching strategies and tips section.

WQ Field Guide

 

Water Quality Field Guide (PS-2829)

Provides instructions for collecting good data in the field and for interpreting results.

 

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  • Water Quality Field Guide
    (PS-2829)

    Provides instructions on collecting and interpreting water quality data using the Xplorer GLX and PASPORT Sensors, including the ezSample Water Quality Test Kits.