Abstract: The topic of the study was: Water Quality Assessment in the Gippsland Region, case study Snowy River and compare it with Tambo River. This analytical study was conducted on two rivers of different characteristics due to the difference in geographical location between them. Four different sample areas were identified at upstream and four other locations at downstream of the estuary, to assess water quality. Data were collected to determine the quality of river water through the use of three main methods, as follows: The chemical readings of the YSI360 to extract water temperature, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity and ph. In addition to the HI-98703 device to measure the turbidity of water. Finally biological analysis of samples. It has been observed that the study in both sites have different natural properties that are closely related to the water condition that affected the water quality in both places. The results of the water quality indicators measurements show constant numbers, especially the temperature and turbidity level, which indicates that the River contains an indication of its quality. The results of this study also indicate that Site 1 contains fair water with greater diversity in terms of relative biological richness. Site 2 contains results showing good water quality ratings. However, the measurement values were significantly higher than at site 1, with biomarkers relatively low compared to site 1. Human activities such as agriculture and grazing of cattle have reduced the layer of plants, especially the area near the site 2. This excessive exploitation of land in the region contributes to a lack of vegetation and increased waste in the area, which makes recovery difficult if these activities continue at site 2. It is worth noting that Site1 has a vegetation range, which has contributed to the diversity of water components unlike Site 2, which is characterized by sand components due to a large loss of vegetation.
Natural characteristics vary between Snowy and Tambo rivers due to their geographical locations. The significant difference between snowy River and Tambo River is that the Tambo values are generally higher than the Snowy River, except for the DO and Turbidity level. Snowy and Tambo have faced deterioration due to human activities such as agriculture and mining that have added burden to both rivers.
Keywords: Water Quality- Water Monitoring- Water Assessment – Water Chemistry- Aquatic Micro Organisms.
Title: Assess water quality in Australia. Case study: Gippsland Rivers
Author: Sufian Almubarak
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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