A Pilot Study of Baseline Levels of Water Quality Around Green Island

A.D.L. Steven, R. van Woesik and D. Hopley
James Cook University of North Queensland,
Sir George Fisher Centre for Tropical Marine Studies
Townsville, Queensland 4811

J. Brodie
James Cook University of North Queensland,
Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research
Townsville, Queensland 4811
June 1990

1. COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 73.88KB]
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY [Adobe Acrobat Format 144.49KB]
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 239.80KB]
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 35.32KB]
5. INTRODUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 840.72KB]
   • Introduction
   • Background Information
     • The study area
     • Hydrography and Hydrodynamics
     • Anthropogenic Influences
     • Sewage Disposal
     • Re-development
   • General Experimental Design
     • Rationale
     • Objectives of Pilot Study
     • Overall Objectives of study
     • Sources of Variation
     • Constraints
     • General Sampling Design
   • General Methods
     • Variables measured
     • Sample Collection
     • Site Selection
     • Timing
     • Weather conditions
   • Statistical Analysis
     • Analysis of variance
     • Power analysis
     • Multi-variate analysis
6. TEMPORAL STUDY [Adobe Acrobat Format 674.03KB]
   • Materials & Methods
     • Objectives
     • Variables
     • Experimental Design
       1. 24 hour study
       2. Die1 Study
     • Site Selection
     • Timing
     • Sampling Strategy
     • Analysis
   • Results
     • 24 hour study
       1. Components of Variation
       2. Analysis of Power
       3. Multi-variate analysis
     • Die1 Study
       1. Components of Variation
       2. Analysis of Power
     • Summary of Temporal Variation
7. SPATIAL STUDY [Adobe Acrobat Format 729.74KB]
   • Materials & Methods
     • Objectives
     • Variables
     • Experimental Design
     • Site Selection
     • Timing
     • Constraints
     • Analysis
   • Results
     • Components of Variation
     • Analysis of Power
     • Multi-variate analysis
8. DISCUSSION [Adobe Acrobat Format 673.34KB]
   • Summary Of Water Quality Parameters
     • Nitrate and Nitrite
     • Ammonium
     • Dissolved inorganic nitrogen
     • Orthophosphate
     • Total Phosphorous
     • Total nitrogen
     • Particulate nitrogen
     • Dissolved oxygen and temperature
     • Suspended solids
     • Chlorophyll a
     • Biological Oxygen Demand
   • General Discussion
   • Sampling And Measurement Problems
9. LITERATURE CITED [Adobe Acrobat Format 315.52KB]
10. APPENDICES [Adobe Acrobat Format 688.90KB]
    1. Analytical methods
    2. Analysis of Variance results
    3. Raw Data

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