first workshop summary

Bill  Dennison  April  29th,  2016  

Initial workshop newsletter

•  Globally  iconic  loca+on  •  Pressing  environmental  problems  •  Need  for  scien+fically  rigorous,  transparent  assessments  to  track  restora+on  progress  

Guanabara Bay reporting regions

Guanabara Bay water quality indicators

21  sta+ons  

other potential indicators

Guanabara Bay River basins

Basin boundary discussion

Guanabara Bay river basins

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River basin water quality indicators

Dissolved  oxygen  

55  sta+ons  

Coliforms  

Biological  oxygen  demand  

Total  phosphorus  

Nitrate  

pH  

Turbidity  Total  dissolved  solids  

Air/water  temperature  

Water Quality Index (NSF)

Water Quality Index: AQA FAL

Seven variables using fuzzy logic model

Calculation methodology

Conceptual mapping exercise

Conceptual maps

Guanabara Bay values & threats

Partnership approach