Water quality testing is an important part of environmental monitoring.

When water
quality is poor, it affects not only aquatic life but the surrounding ecosystem as well. Water
quality monitoring can help researchers predict and learn from natural processes in the
environment and determine human impacts on an ecosystem. These measurement efforts can also
assist in restoration projects or ensure environmental standards are being met. The physical
parameter of water quality included temperature, turbidity , color , taste and odor.
Firstly, Water temperature express how hot or cold water is. It also defined as a
measurement of the average thermal energy of a substances Heat transfer, whether from the air,
sunlight, another water source or thermal pollution can change the temperature of water. Several
factors will affect the temperature of water such as sunlight, atmosphere, turbidity, confluence
and man-made influence. Water temperature will affects the degradation rate of the
biodegradable pollutants. Temperature also affects the level of dissolved oxygen in water.
Moreover, temperature affects the treatment efficiency of both water and wastewater. Sharp
increases or decreases of temperature cause high adverse impacts on the ecological system.
Therefore, the temperature parameter is very importance since we have to make sure the
discharge water effluent must meet the local temperature to maintain oxygen solubility in river or
drain
Secondly, turbidity is also one of the parameters that need to be measured in order to
determine water quality. Turbidity

is an important indicator of the amount of suspended

sediment in water, which can have many negative effects on aquatic life. It happens when
particles suspended or dissolved in water that scatter and absorb light ray making the water
appear cloudy or murky. Particulate matter can include sediments especially clay and silt, fine
organic and inorganic matter, soluble colored organic compounds, algae, and other microscopic
organisms. The suspended sediments that cause turbidity can block light to aquatic plants,
smother aquatic organisms, and carry contaminants and pathogens, such as lead, mercury, and
bacteria. It is measured in unit that related clarity of water sample. For standard of a suspension I
mg/ silica = 1 turbidity unit (TU).

Lastly the color, taste and odor are the physical properties of in determining the water
quality. All water sources contain a number of naturally occurring compounds and minerals such
as calcium, iron and magnesium in varying concentrations that have an effect on the waters
taste. This odor can occur on rare occasions due to a spillage of petrol, diesel or heating oil on
the driveway or garden. This normally occurs where the property is fed by a plastic service pipe
where contaminant material penetrates through to the water supply. Some species of algae and
bacteria naturally produce odorous chemicals inside their cells. Geosmin (trans-1, 10-dimethyltrans-9-decalol) and MIB (2-methylisoborneol) are common odorous chemicals. The earthy and
musty odors generated by geosmin and MIB are detectable by many people at concentrations of
5 to 10 parts per trillion. When large numbers of algae and bacteria flourish in a water body (an
algae bloom), taste and odor-compound concentrations increase to levels above this threshold
and cause taste and odor problems.