Temperature
Always take air temperature before
water temperature
When measuring hardness hold the tube at this level
eye level
E.coli colonies will form dots that are primarily this color
blue
Always use your secchi disk on this side of the dock or pier
shady side
When measuring turbidity, add this measurement of reagent until the dots at the bottom of the tubes match.
0.5 milliliters
Submerge the thermometer in this depth water
2 or 3 inches
When measuring hardness the tube should be swirled until
the tablet dissolves
Always rinse tubes and jars this number of times
Don't wear this fashion item when using a secchi disk
sunglasses
T represents Test, C represents Control
S represents
Sample
Read the thermometer while holding it at this level
eye level
When dispensing reagents bottles should always be held in this position
When measuring Alkalinity, pressing the blue cap all the way down on the tub could cause the tube to
break
If your secchi disk does not disappear you need to
move to deeper water
3
It may be necessary to do this to avoid losing your thermometer
When measuring hardness add drops until the pink color turns
blue
This motion is used to remove extra water from a sample
flicking
Record water depth using this unit
meters
If these are in your dissolved oxygen sample bottle you should start over
Leave the thermometer in the water for this length of time
2 or 3 minutes
Salinity is the measure of
salt in water
The word invert means
to flip upside down
Measure depth to the nearest
Centimeter
Add this many drops of each of the three reagents (Alkaline Potassium, Manganous Sulfate and Sulfuric Acid) to measure turbidity.
8 drops of each