Water Testing For Our Wetland

May 4th 2018, the Grade 10 Outdoor Ed class tested the water from the Wetland Centre of Excellence. We tested/recorded:
-water depth
-water temperature 
-oxygen in the water by adding chemicals
-pH level by using a sonde machine pH=7.2
-calibration by using a sonde machine
-ammonia in the water by adding certain chemicals
-phosphate in the water by adding certain chemicals
-transparency by using a transparency tube

Overall the water tests brought good results, although there was some 

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