Quality Of The Coastal Water Of Aroma Beach San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
Abstract
This is study which focused on the determination of the coastal water quality, of the
Aroma Beach, a strip of gray sand which stretches more than one kilometer and
located in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. To determine water quality, water
samples were taken monthly from February 2019 to May 2019 and subjected to
analysis for pH, DO, temperature and oil and grease. Microbiological tests include
determination of total coliform and fecal coliform measured in terms of most
probable number per 100ml of the water sampled. Results of the study indicate that
the coastal waters at Aroma Beach is safe for contact swimming and other
recreational activities, however, values of its oil and grease have exceeded the
maximum concentration slightly exceeded the DENR threshold for this pollutant.
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