MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS IN ESTIMATE BOJONG SALAWE PANGANDARAN

marine ecology, oseanography

Muara Bojong Salawe is located in Cijulang District, Pangandaran, West Java. The estuary of Bojong Salawe is the meeting place of water from the Cijulang River, Lenggong River, and the open sea. The quality of water in a waters or estuary is an important thing that must be considered to determine the feasibility of living for marine organisms. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the status of water quality to monitor pollution based on the physical and chemical parameters of the waters. The water parameters observed were temperature, salinity, DO (Dissolve Oxygen), pH, and wind. The method used in this study is a survey method with in-situ measurement of water quality. From the measurement results, it was found that the average pH of all stations in Muara Bojong Salawe was 7.77, with a range of 7.35 – 7.9. Salinity values ranged from 14 - 26 ppt with an average of 21.66 ppt. The water temperature at this observation location concluded that the results collected were the lowest temperature at around 27.5°C and the highest at 35.2°C. DO values are in the DO range of 6 – 8 mg/L.

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