Kleinfontein Dam Analysis
pH Readings:
From the pH results recorded from the two water sources, we can clearly see that Kleinfontein Dam has the higher pH levels, which indicate poor and unsafe water conditions. From Article two, we can see that a High (7.5) or Low (5.5) pH level is very dangerous and harmful to humans who come in contact with the water. The pH Level recordings at 8 and 9 are extreme dangers if they were to come in to contact with humans and also they are way over the borders which is not acceptable at all.
The reason we have different pH levels recorded is due to the different pH tests been done at different parts of the dam. With the different parts of the water source there are now unsafe parts of recreational water in this dam, and this dam …show more content…
Homestead Lake is also a lot deeper than Kleinfontein dam and this will also cause a great influence in the temperatures. The deepness of a water source has a great influence as it will take longer for a body of water to heat up if it is deeper due to the volume of water it has to heat but if it were shallow it would be faster as there is less volume of water to heat up.
In a conclusion in the temperature of both water sources is that Kleinfontein Dam has a higher average temperature that could lead to it being an unhealthy water source but in the summer they say for temperature to range from 0 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius is a safe range.
None of these water sources temperatures are indicated unsafe water for recreation but these high temperatures may lead it to become and unsafe water source for recreation. If the water sources temperature is too high or too low it causes a threat to the aquatic life and plants, which may cause many of them to die and therefore it will pollute the water source which would cause a threat to …show more content…
This dam may receive an unpleasant Odour due to animals or plants degrading. The area is very clean surrounding the dam. Kleinfontein dam’s odour may come from many different reasons, but the main reason is from all the pollution from the area surrounding the dam. The area around this dam is a town, park and a high way. Another way the dam may have an unpleasant odour is because of all the dirt that washes off the highway into the dam through the drains. The pollution in theses dams are mainly plastics and cans which are not biodegradable. The other type of pollution is sewage in the water sources. When sewage is in the water it causes the water to have an unpleasant odour and this will then cause wildlife to start to die which will then cause the water source to have a really unpleasant odour. This evidence that was found might be proof to the hypothesis that humans have had an influence on water sources in South
From the pH results recorded from the two water sources, we can clearly see that Kleinfontein Dam has the higher pH levels, which indicate poor and unsafe water conditions. From Article two, we can see that a High (7.5) or Low (5.5) pH level is very dangerous and harmful to humans who come in contact with the water. The pH Level recordings at 8 and 9 are extreme dangers if they were to come in to contact with humans and also they are way over the borders which is not acceptable at all.
The reason we have different pH levels recorded is due to the different pH tests been done at different parts of the dam. With the different parts of the water source there are now unsafe parts of recreational water in this dam, and this dam …show more content…
Homestead Lake is also a lot deeper than Kleinfontein dam and this will also cause a great influence in the temperatures. The deepness of a water source has a great influence as it will take longer for a body of water to heat up if it is deeper due to the volume of water it has to heat but if it were shallow it would be faster as there is less volume of water to heat up.
In a conclusion in the temperature of both water sources is that Kleinfontein Dam has a higher average temperature that could lead to it being an unhealthy water source but in the summer they say for temperature to range from 0 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius is a safe range.
None of these water sources temperatures are indicated unsafe water for recreation but these high temperatures may lead it to become and unsafe water source for recreation. If the water sources temperature is too high or too low it causes a threat to the aquatic life and plants, which may cause many of them to die and therefore it will pollute the water source which would cause a threat to …show more content…
This dam may receive an unpleasant Odour due to animals or plants degrading. The area is very clean surrounding the dam. Kleinfontein dam’s odour may come from many different reasons, but the main reason is from all the pollution from the area surrounding the dam. The area around this dam is a town, park and a high way. Another way the dam may have an unpleasant odour is because of all the dirt that washes off the highway into the dam through the drains. The pollution in theses dams are mainly plastics and cans which are not biodegradable. The other type of pollution is sewage in the water sources. When sewage is in the water it causes the water to have an unpleasant odour and this will then cause wildlife to start to die which will then cause the water source to have a really unpleasant odour. This evidence that was found might be proof to the hypothesis that humans have had an influence on water sources in South