Water Quality Monitoring at Mindef/SAF Mandai Training Area (10 Sep 08)

An apparently small and isolated ditch. However, it is actually the end-point for several streams which flow around the area. Depth is about the height of a landrover's tyre. Bottom appears sandy and silty.
A very large pond. Bottom appears rocky. Indiscernible depth.
Our very large pond is heavily infested with Ditch Moss. This restricts the depth to less than 1m in areas overgrown by this fairly common flowering plant.

Our water monitoring team busy at work.

IMPORTANT: You need to apply for clearance from Mindef before you can conduct any scientific activities in Mandai Training Area or any other protected area in Singapore. Advanced planning is critical since it may take 1.5 - 2 months for approval.

Water Quality Monitoring in Sungei Mandai Besar (18 Jun 08)

S. Mandai B. starts off as a canal.



Lots of drains flowing into SMB. This appears to be the outlet from the nearby wastewater treatment plant.



SMB is surrounded by mangrove further downstream. Tide has yet to come in.



SMB is not a particular clean stream with various industries situated in its drainage basin.


Back at the lab - testing for bacteria in water sample from SMB