Loon Lake
Ontario, Canada
Open lake approximately 5 meters from shoreline at 3 meters depth. Sand bottom.
Lake flow direction at this point is very low toward NE.
- Site ID: LL-002
- Lat: 45.0207625
- Lng: -78.3850112
- Waterbody Type: Lake
- Timezone: America/Toronto
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This limited reading is for a project I am working on with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to reduce road salt getting into the lake where I live. The MTO has been trying different methods of applying sodium chloride to the road surface near the lake. The MTO estimates that by using Direct Liquid Application that they can reduce road saltdeposition by 20%. My readings let them know how they are doing!
This is one of four water samples collected in preparation for chloride monitoring in conjunction with a project I’m working on with the MTO. Only saline and chloride measurements were done. Chloride was obtained by titration. The saline reading was used to check the chloride levels using math. The MTO will be working with me, adjusting their operation to try to keep salt levels down by getting ongoing data from me throughout the winter.
New ORP meter in use. Factory calibrated and verified at my home at 256 mv. The ORP recorded was 213 mV from pumped water at big rock in front of my home. Totally acceptable reading.
Taken at MECP test site. ORP not taken because of defective AZ 8552 meter that had moisture inside the meter. Chloride by titration and reading expected.
Phosphate 0.25 mg/L; ORP 151mV; chloride 6.0 mg/L (titration); Water drawn from lakewater pump at a depth of 2.0 meters.
Would prefer a higher ORP value.
Chloride concentration measured with TAYLOR K- 1598 drop test kit (NEW). This is titration, not by any calculation.
Kit is very easy to use, with good instructions.
For a senior individual, who gets no funding for the hobby of water testing, this kit, while apparently very satisfactory, is somewhat expensive.
Chloride derived from product of salinity and percentage ionic concentration of chloride (6%)
Awaiting chloride drop test kit from Lowry & Associates
This records the start of measuring Salinity with a new AZ 8372 Salinity pen.
Water filtered through 5 micron filter.
ORP = 185 mv. This is a bit lower than normal. DO is higher than normal. This bears watching.
Hydrogen Sulphide 0.0
Nitrite and nitrate = 0.0
Chloride is higher than last reading. Bears watching.
New EC METER BEING USED. COULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY DISCREPANCY IN TDS AND HENCE IN Chloride at 19% of TDS.