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    Experiment # 2: DO, EC, Turbidity and PH Measurements

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    This document describes an experiment to measure four water quality parameters: dissolved oxygen (DO), electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity, and pH. It provides the theory, instrumentation, and notes for each parameter. DO, EC, and turbidity readings indicate levels of biological and total dissolved/suspended solids pollution. The experiment will also relate EC and turbidity readings to measurements of total dissolved and suspended solids to be performed in a later experiment.

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    This document describes an experiment to measure four water quality parameters: dissolved oxygen (DO), electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity, and pH. It provides the theory, instrumentation, and notes for each parameter. DO, EC, and turbidity readings indicate levels of biological and total dissolved/suspended solids pollution. The experiment will also relate EC and turbidity readings to measurements of total dissolved and suspended solids to be performed in a later experiment.

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    Experiment # 2: DO, EC, Turbidity and PH Measurements

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    Experiment # 2

    DO, EC, turbidity and


    pH measurements
    Objectives
     In this experiment, we will measure 4
    parameters:

    1. Dissolved Oxygen (DO)


    2. Electrical Conductivity (EC)
    3. Turbidity
    4. pH
    1) DO: Theory
     Dissolved Oxygen (DO): the amount of oxygen that’s
    dissolved in water which help to determine the
    number and type of organisms living in a water body.

     DO depends on:
    1. Temperature
    2. Salinity
    3. Pressure

     Units:
    1. By Weight: parts per million (ppm) or mg/l
    2. By volume: percent (%)
    1) DO: Instrument

    Dissolved Oxygen meter


    1) DO: Instrument
    Notes:
     DO reading is an indication of biological

    pollution.

     The meter reads DO in both mg/l and percent

     Maximum storage time for DO reading is: 30


    minutes

     DO meter is a portable device


    2) EC: Theory
      
    Electrical Conductivity (EC): the ability of
    water to conduct an electrical current which is
    stimulated by dissolved ions in water (from
    salts)

     Units: siemens/cm
    1. Micro-siemens/cm (µs/cm)
    2. Milli-siemens/cm (ms/cm)
    2) EC: Instrument

    Electrical Conductivity
    meter
    2) EC: Instrument
    Notes:

     Maximum storage time for EC reading is: 48


    hours

     EC reading is related to total dissolved solids


    (TDS) to be explained in experiment #2
    3) Turbidity: Theory
     Turbidity: the amount of particles suspended in
    water which causes water to be haze.

     Turbidity depends on suspended particles which are:


    1. Silt, clay
    2. Organic & in-organic matter
    3. Planktons

     Units: NTU
    1. NTU; National Turbidity Unit
    2. FTU; Nephelometric Turbidity Unit

    ◦ Time affects turbidity reading


    3) Turbidity: Instrument

    Turbidity meters
    3) Turbidity: Instrument
    Notes:

     The device transmits a beam of light through the inserted


    sample

     Turbidity value is a ratio of absorbed, scattered versus


    transmitted light through a water sample

     Maximum storage time for turbidity is: 24 hours

     Turbidity reading is related to total suspended solids (TSS)


    to be explained in experiment #2

     Turbidity meter is a portable device


    4) pH: Theory
      
    pH: a measure of hydrogen ion concentration,
    acidity or alkalinity of a solution.

     pH < 7 Acidic solution

     pH > 7 Basic solution

     Drinking water pH (6.5 – 7.5)


    4) pH: Instrument

    pH meter
    4) pH: Instrument
    Notes:

     pH measurement is important for titrations

     pH meter is a portable device


    Calculations
    The solids values calculated from these equations are an
    estimate and will be compared to the gravimetric
    method in experiment #3
     

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