Water Quality | Wild Iris | Bird Populations
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Summer Prep for the LTRP: Water Quality | Wild Iris | Bird Populations |
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Researchers Lorena Calderon, Jennifer Davidson, Megan Foster, Remedios Guerra, Josephine Hendricks, Amber Pickett, Antonia Ramirez, and Mayra Rojas. Introduction We measured several water characteristics at these sites. What we measured was: Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Nitrogen, Temperature, Depth, Turbidity and Phosphate. The purpose of study was designed to collect data, learn about water characteristics at these sites, and land use around the water. Since these bodies of water are such populated with humans to see if they had an effect on the four bodies of water that we have chosen to study for this project and found effects on what humans do to the water. More or less this project was really interesting and when we thought we knew everything about water but then we had found out that we didn't know that much. Materials and Methods To measure oxygen we used a
dissolved oxygen kit. The range of this kit is 0.2 to 20
mg/L. To measure nitrogen we used
a nitrogen kit. The range of this kit is 0 to 15
mg/L. To measure pH we used two
different kits. One of the kits was detoured by drops and
the other by different strips of paper. The results from
each kit were placed in separate categories. To measured temperature we
used a thermometer. There isn't really a range for
temperature, but on the thermometer we used ranged from -20
to 110 degrees C. To measure velocity we used
a net, two different balls, stopwatch, & measuring tape
to measure distance. To measure turbidity we used
a Secchi disk, with a diameter of 6 inches. The Secchi disk
had nails on it and a thick string tied to it. To test smell we used water
from the area we are testing, our noses, and a jar to put
the sample of water in. To test color we used a
water sample, our eyes, and a jar to hold the water sample
in. We also surveyed the number
of people, animals, cars, boats, and looked for
litter. RESULTS:
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