C.

Colour Many surface waters are coloured, due primarily to decomposition of organics, metallic
salts or coloured clays. This colour is considered as "apparent colour" as it is seen in the presence of
suspended matter, whereas "true colour" is derived only from dissolved inorganic and organic
matters. Samples can be centrifuged and/or filtered to remove turbidity in order to measure true
colour. Dissolved organic matter from decaying vegetation or some inorganic materials may impart
colour to the water. Waters which obtain their colour from natural organic matter usually pose no
health hazard. However, because of the yellowish brown appearance of such waters, the consumers
may not find the water aesthetically acceptable. Colour Units 1 ~ 50 51 ~ 100 101 ~ 250 251~500
From results, sample A has colour units of 140 on average, while sample B has 72 colour units on
average, by 0 color unit being true color of water, and 500 being coloured water. It is clear that
sample A is proven from lake water because of the decaying vegetation or inorganic materials
nearby the lake whereas the sample B is from drainage water because of the mostly metallic
material does not dissolves in water D. Turbidity Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid
caused by individual particles (suspended solids) that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar
to smoke in air. The measurement of turbidity is a key test of water quality. Turbidity measured this
way uses an instrument called a turbidometer or nephelometer with the detector setup to the side
of the light beam. More light reaches the detector if there are lots of small particles scattering the
source beam than if there are few. The units of turbidity from a calibrated nephelometer are called
Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU). Based on the result, the value of turbidity of Sample A is 3.91
NTU on average while for the Sample B is 2.12 NTU on average. The difference in value of turbidity
will determine the type of water. There is a correlation between turbidity and total suspended solids
(TSS) because it is due to the fact that the greater the amount of total suspended solids (TSS) in the
water, the murkier it appears and the higher the measured turbidity. The major source of turbidity in
the open water zone of most lakes is typically phytoplankton, but closer to shore, particulates may
also be clays and silts. Thus, based on the result of the turbidity, it can say that Sample A is lake
water while Sample B is drainage water. DISCUSSION: The differences between polluted and
unpolluted stream can be determine by using physical parameters of water. Different place that the
water sample has been take present different results. People keep doing a lot of activity related to
water everyday such as industry, camping, fishing, swimming, bathing and else. Those activities did
affect the water yet adds more content to the water. The water sample which is taken from the
place that is of those activities will be polluted. Result shown the Sample A is more polluted
compared to sample B. Thus, this proof that Sample A is lake water and Sample B is drainage water.
In this experiment, we have learned on how to test the water quality by using physical parameters of
water. Water quality may be not being determine only by using a parameter. This is not enough to
ensure whether the water is polluted or not, thus variety of instruments is used to stabilize our
results