EPA, Hydromet conduct water quality monitoring along Lower Demerara River

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Hydrometeorological Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, recently carried out a comprehensive water quality monitoring exercise along the Lower Demerara River from Timehri to Kingston on Thursday, October 16.
According to the agency, the activity forms part of ongoing efforts to assess and track trends in key physicochemical parameters that influence water quality within this high-risk industrial corridor. Tests conducted included pH, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity, turbidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), nitrates, phosphorus, and total suspended solids (TSS). The results of this monitoring exercise will support informed decision-making aimed at maintaining and improving the environmental integrity of the Lower Demerara River. This part of the river is said to be a major logistical artery, and a significant industrial corridor of the country.