Monitoring
This page has resources to help you test and interpret water quality.
Monitoring and sampling
- Sources of monitoring equipment
- Some example sources for water monitoring equipment (for example, ORP, pH, Petrifilm) and analytical procedures (for example, plating of pathogenic fungi).
- P.R. Fisher and D. Meador (University of Florida IFAS)
- Water Education Alliance for Horticulture workshop handout
- Pathogen monitoring study
- In this video, Paul Fisher presents results from water quality testing in commercial greenhouses. Link opens in new window. System requirements include broadband connectivity, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player.
- Fisher, P., and C. Smith. (University of Florida, University of New Hampshire)
- Monitoring for waterborne pathogens
- In this video presentation, Paul Fisher (University of Florida) provides tips on deciding where to sample your water, where and how to send your samples, and how to interpret results. Link opens in new window. System requirements include broadband connectivity, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player.
- Fisher, P., and C. Smith. (University of Florida, University of New Hampshire)
- Effective control of chlorination and dechlorination at wastewater treatment plants using redox potential
- Measurements of total residual chlorine are not an accurate depiction of the disinfecting ability of treated water. This article proposes ORP as a better determinant of the effectiveness of chlorinated water, and discusses the sensitivity of chlorine to pH. Reprinted with permission from Water Environment Research, Copyright 2007 Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, Virginia. The paper may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the Water Environment Federation.
- Kim, Y.H. and R. Hensley
- Kim&Hensley2007WaterEnvResearch(effective_control_chlorination).pdf
- Water Environment Research Volume 69 Issue 5: 1008-1014
- Irrigation and household water test and interpretation
- Describes a protocol for sampling water for pH, electrical conductivity, salt, Fe & Mn, suspended solids, and hardness testing, and a generalized interpretation of results.
- Mylavarapu, R. (University of Florida)
- Edis
- Collecting water samples at container nurseries
- Outlines protocol for collecting water samples from water source to monitor pH, electrical conductivity, and nutrient composition.
- Yeager, T. (University of Florida)
- Edis
- The transport of waterborne solutes and bacteriophage in soil subirrigated with a wastewater blend
- This study describes the use of recycled municipal wastewater for subsurface drip irrigation, and tests for enteric virus contamination of soils and crops.
- Assadian, N.W., G.D. Di Giovanni, J. Enciso, J. Iglesias, and W. Lindemann (Texas A&M Research and Extension Center)
- Agriculture, Ecosystems and Envrionment Volume 111: 279-291
- Water quality: Is it an issue?
- Results of a grower survey on water treatment- level of concern, testing conducted, and types of treatments used.
- Burns, C. (GPN)
- Greenhouse Product News October 2004: 74-75
