MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon
Monitoring of bacterial indicators (faecal coliforms and e.coli) to assess the effectiveness of adopted measures, is performed at specified sites on a bi-monthly basis.
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to link to the Water Quality Decision Support Tool from the National OCIMS website for further in-depth information17/12/2020
After we received enquiries as to what the limits are for water quality as it relates to recreational use, we have decided to upload the relevant […]
16/11/2020
Attached please find correspondence between DAFF and SBWQFT (Barry Clark) regarding our current bacteriological indicators for the bacterial monitoring plan. Barry’s explanation to why the SBWQFT is testing for entero streptococci.
21/02/2022
Report from Merieux Microbiology Dept. (CT-22-006297-654479-0)
01/10/2021
Report from Merieux Microbiology Dept. (CT 21-036417A, CT21-036439A and CT21-036451A)
12/07/2021
Apologies for the late circulation, I was out of action for about a month with COVID. Below the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan […]
21/04/2021
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon of samples taken on 15 April 2021. Some activity picked up around the northern shores of Saldanha […]
12/03/2021
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon of samples taken on 05 March 2021. Low bacterial activity picked up through-out the catchment. Results, in […]
04/03/2021
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon from samples taken on 24 February 2021. Bacterial activity picked up through-out catchment, within limits with exception […]
24/02/2021
Bacterial activity picked up through-out catchment, but within limits. Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment.
04/02/2021
Bacterial activity low through-out catchment. Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment. With the now open beached […]
03/02/2021
Bacterial activity low through-out catchment, with some elevated activity observed at Hoedjies bay and Bok River outlet. Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit […]
05/01/2021
The bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment.
2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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