Water quality parameters which are regularly tested by LSPA include the following:
- Turbidity: the amount of suspended matter
- pH: acidity
- ANC (acid neutralizing capacity): buffering capability
- Specific conductivity: ability of the water to carry an electrical current
- Phosphorus: amount of this nutrient which in excess promotes algae growth
- E. coli bacteria: amount and presence of fecal bacteria (although tests were consistently low for several years, in 2006 and 2007 LSPA is supplementing the lake towns’ testing)
Date published on web site:
08-01-2007
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