From 2009, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) started to conduct a water quality investigation project in the coastal sea areas of the Tungsha Islands. The monitoring content is shown in the table below. Each item is analyzed in accordance with the testing standards announced by the Environmental Analysis Laboratory of the EPA. The project is expected to ‘complete the water quality monitoring of the coastal areas of Tungsha Islands, establish relevant water quality data and provide references for marine environmental protection control.’ Summary of the project’s monitoring content
Classification Year Analysis Item
Coastal Water Quality 2009 Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Salinity, Coliform Group, Suspended Solids, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Ammonia Nitrogen, Total Phosphate, Silicate and Chlorophyll-a. 11 items in total.
2010-now Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Salinity, Coliform Group, Suspended Solids, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Ammonia Nitrogen, Total Phosphate, Silicate, Chlorophyll-a , Cadmium, Chromium, Mercury, Copper, Zinc and Lead. 17 items in total.
   
Photo taken at the monument of Tungsha Island
Photo taken at the monument of Tungsha Island 		Photo taken at the beach of Tungsha Island
Photo taken at the beach of Tungsha Island
   
Water color
Water color 		Scene’s sampling operation
Scene’s sampling operation
UPDATE:2019/09/27