Environmental Monitoring

Long Exam

NAME_Joel Lyn L. Maloom SCORE:_______

I. Identification. Identify the word/s, concept being described in the following sentences. 1pt each.

NBOD 1. It is the result of the breakdown of organic molecules into proteins.

CBOD 2. It is the result of the breakdown of organic molecules such as cellulose and sugars into CO2 and
H2O.

Biochemical oxygen demand 3. This is a measure of how much oxygen is consumed by bacteria or
microbes as they breakdown organic pollutant in water.

Chloride 4. It is the concentration of oxygen dissolved in the water.

Fecal coliform 5. Indicators of fecal contamination and as a marker for other possibly pathogenic
microorganism

Temperature 6. It is a measure of the intensity of heat.

pH 7. It is a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration.

______________8. These are solid particles or substances suspended in the water column.

Embeddedness 9. Refers to the extent to which rocks, and snags are covered or sunken into silt, sand or
mud of the stream bottom.

Pool Variability 10. Rates the overall mixture of pool types found in streams according to size and depth.

River pools 11. These are the laziest part of the river

Riffles of river 12. The part of rivers which tend to be where water is shallow and the current is strong.

Sediment deposition 13. This measures the amount of sediment that has accumulated in pools and the
changes that have occurred to the stream bottom.

Riparian vegetative zone width 14. This measures the width of natural vegetation from the edge of the
stream bank.

Environmental effects monitoring 15. It is a repetitive measurement of environmental parameters.

Environmental monitoring 16. It describes the processes and activities that need to take place to
characterize the quality of the environment.

______________17. It is the use of living organism as a monitoring tool.

RA 9275 or The Philippine Clean Water Act (CWA) of 2004 18. This defines water quality as “the
characteristics of water which define its use in terms of physical,chemical, biological, bacteriological or
radiological characteristics by which the acceptability of water is evaluated.
______________19. These are the physical, chemical and biological properties of water by which its
quality is measured.

Monitoring biological communities 20. This is the most integrated approach to surface water quality
assessment.

______________21. These are the group of organisms that usually grow on water surfaces.

______________22. It is the degree to which the stream channel is filled with water.

_____________ 23. Indicator whether the water is free from disease-causing bacteria.

______________24. It widely used to determine the pollution strength of domestic and industrial
wastes and degree of pollution in streams and lakes.

BOD5 25. It is the loss of DO in the sample once corrections have been made for the degree of dilution.

II. Modified True or False. Write true if the statement is true and if it is false, underline the word or
phrase that makes the statement incorrect, change it to make the statement valid and true. 2 pts each

True 1. Monitoring the environment is one way to compare one area to another.

True 2. Monitoring requires a staggered gathering of data.

True 3. When the pH is higher than 7, the water becomes acidic.

True 4. The lower the BOD, the better.

_True 5. If the NO3 and PO4 content of the water is low, there is high potential for eutrophication.

True 6. Low water velocity favors pollution distribution.

True 7. If DO content reaches 3mg/l, the condition of the water is becoming better.

True 8. The presence of coliform in the sample makes it suitable for drinking.

True 9. The presence of NH3 in the sample indicates fecal matters.

True 10. The higher the dissolved oxygen of a water body, the more polluted