Equipment Needed

The following are lists of equipment needed in order to carry out each experiment and the collection of the samples.

Collecting Samples:
8 zip lock bags - all the same size
8 two litre water bottles
1 small spade/shovel

pH test for water samples:
8 small sized beakers
8 water samples taken from Gunnamatta Bay
1 pH probe
1 data logger
1 bottle demineralised water

pH test for soil
8 small sized beakers
8 soil samples from Gunnamatta Bay
1 bottle of demineralised water
1 data logger
1 pH probe

Presence of salt (sodium chloride)for water:
8 small sized beakers
1 bottle silver nitrate
8 water samples from Gunnamatta Bay
Gloves

Presence of salt (sodium chloride) for soil:
8 small sized beakers
8 small sized funnels
8 pieces filter paper
1 bottle silver nitrate
1 spoon
8 soil samples from Gunnamatta Bay


Moisture Content of soil:
1 oven
8 evaporating dishes
1 spoon
8 soil samples from Gunnamatta Bay


Organic content of soil
1 oven
8 evaporating dishes
8 soil samples from Gunnamatta Bay
1 spoon

Texture and colour of Soil:
8 soil samples from Gunnamatta Bay

Possible parent rock of sand:
8 soil samples from Gunnamatta Bay

Turbidity of water:
1 turbidity tube
8 water samples from Gunnamatta Bay

Evidence of pollution:
Photographs from Gunnamatta Bay
Research of the suburb of Gunnamatta Bay