WATER CHEMISTRY FEILDWEEK 2019

GROUP 03

Group Members:

Sachintha Manoj
John Sigvard Njau
Sultan Alaryan

University of Stavanger
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Contents
pH and Conductivity ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Alkalinity ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Bjordal ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Vassbø ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Dirdal downstream .................................................................................................................................... 6
Gilijbekken................................................................................................................................................ 7
EWOS ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Aluminum ................................................................................................................................................... 10

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pH and Conductivity
Field Laboratory
Location pH Conductivity[µS/m] pH Conductivity[µS/m]

EWOS 7.1 23.3 6.35 24.3

Gilijbekken 6.46 15.5 5.93 21
Dirdal downstream 13.3 6.14 18.2
Dridal upstream 12.5
Vassbø 7.2 11.4 6.61 15.5
Bjordal 5.5 9.0 5.9 12.6

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Alkalinity
Bjordal
H2SO4 volume[ml] pH [H+] [µmol/l]

0 5.798 1.59

0.5 4.018 95.9

1 3.694 202.3

1.5 3.512 307.61

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[H+] [µmol/l]

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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
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H2SO4 volume[ml]

M = 32 µmol/l

Inserted into the regression line: 32 = 204.89x-1.819

X=VpH=4.5=0.17ml

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Vsample= 50.9 ml

Vacid= 0.17ml

ALKpH=4.5=0.01*0.17/50.9=33.4 µmol/l

ALKE=33.4-32+0.646* SQRT (33.4-32)=2.16 µmol/l

Vassbø
H2SO4 volume[ml] pH [H+] [µmol/l]

0 6.472 0.34

0.5 4.17 67.6

1 3.76 173.7

1.5 3.56 275.42

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[µmol/l]

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[H+]

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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
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H2SO4 volume[ml]

M = 32 µmol/l

Inserted into the regression line: 32 = 186.27x-10.436

x=VpH =4.5=0.23ml

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Vsample= 51.17 ml

Vacid= 0.23ml

ALKpH=4.5=0.01*0.23/51.17=44.9 µmol/l

ALKE=44.9-32+0.646* SQRT (44.9-32)=15.22 µmol/l

Dirdal downstream
H2SO4 volume[ml] pH [H+] [µmol/l]

0 6.123 0.75

0.5 4.067 85.7

1 3.724 188.79

1.5 3.539 289.07

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300 y = 193.61x - 4.13

R² = 0.9983
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[H+] [µmol/l]

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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
-50 H2SO4 volume[ml]

M = 32 µmol/l

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Inserted into the regression line: 32 = 193.61x -4.13

X=VpH=4.5=0.18ml

Vsample= 51.1 ml

Vacid= 0.18ml

ALKpH=4.5=0.01*0.18/51.17=35.17 µmol/l

ALKE=35.17-32+0.646* SQRT (35.17-32)=4.32 µmol/l

Gilijbekken
H2SO4 volume[ml] pH [H+] [µmol/l]

0 5.9 1.26

0.5 4.027 93.97

1 3.7 199.53

1.5 3.518 303.39

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[H+] [µmol/l]

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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
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H2SO4 volume[ml]

M = 32 µmol/l

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Inserted into the regression line: 32 = 202.39x-2.255

X=VpH=4.5=0.17ml

Vsample= 50.52 ml

Vacid= 0.17ml

ALKpH=4.5=0.01*0.17/50.9=33.6µmol/l

ALKE=33.6-32+0.646* SQRT (33.6-32)=2.42 µmol/l

EWOS
H2SO4 volume[ml] pH [H+] [µmol/l]

0 6.265 0.54

0.5 4.143 71.9

1 3.755 175.79

1.5 3.552 280.54

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[H+] [µmol/l]

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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
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H2SO4 volume[ml]

M = 32 µmol/l

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Inserted into the regression line: 32 = 188.78x-9.391

X=VpH=4.5=0.22ml

Vsample= 50.3 ml

Vacid= 0.22ml

ALKpH=4.5=0.01*0.22/50.3=43.73µmol/l

ALKE=43.73-32+0.646* SQRT (43.73-32)=13.94 µmol/l

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Aluminum
Location/Sample Absorbance (530nm) Al Concentration(µg/l)
Blank 0
Standard 01 0.86 39.3
Standard 02 0.1614 82.1
Standard 03 0.3174 122.5
Bjordal 0.1098 54.27
Gilijbekken 0.1000 50.9
Vassbø 0.0828 44.97
EWOS 0.1027 51.83

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y = 344.42x + 16.458
120 R² = 0.9544

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Al (µg/l)

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0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Absorbance (530nm)

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