What are the ranges of the amount of Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia in
general pond and canal water
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Dear Kamrul
Just to clarify your question: do you mean
- What are the expected ranges of the amount of Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia typically to be found in general pond and canal water?
or
- What are the permissible ranges of the amount of Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia in general pond and canal water after discharging effluent or fertiliser run-off into pond/ canal water?
Please post your response as an answer to your original question.
Kind regards, Leigh
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Thank you Leigh for your response. I would like to know expected ranges of the amount of Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia. One of our study showing some data where I am not sure those are correct or not. The data shows Ammonia: 0.5 mg/l, Nitrate: 44.3 mg/l and Nitrite: 0 mg/l. I need to verify the data.
Best regards Kamrul
Md. Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan ( 2016-11-09 05:16:02 )
For Pond water the expected range of Nitrate depends on the presence of contamination, but for natural ponds that would go from 0.2 mg/L to 100 mg/L, the limit for drinking water is set to 50 mg/L. The presence of nitrite and ammonia depends on the dissolved oxygen and the organic content of the pond. Ammonia should be around 0.05 mg/L to 1 mg/L, drinking water standard in UK is 0.5 mg/L. The nitrite values should be very low, I am not aware of ranges specifically for pond water, but in freshwater in general I have hardly ever detected nitrite.
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