High School Creek Water Quality

     Thermal pollution is the final problem that I am going to discuss. Thermal pollution is probably the most over-looked pollution problem. Water is often drawn from sources for the use as a coolant in power plants and factories. The water is usually returned to the source much warmer than when it was taken. Even a small temperature change in the water can make groups of organisms move along to different waters. There can even be death to all organisms

So we can conclude that the creek is not polluted based on this evidence. The creek creature are mostly from group 1 and 2. Also, the creek water contains little to no nitrates and phosphates. The creek also contains a high amount of dissolved oxygen (9.8ppm to be exact) Lastly, the creek limestone neutralize acid rain. The pH of the water is also a healthy 7. After all this evidence we can conclude that the creek is not

On October 8th, 2015 I went to the Conodoguinet Creek with the rest of my 8-orange team. The main thing we were doing there was testing the level of water pollution. Before we arrived there we had to make a hypothesis stating whether or not we thought the water was polluted. Knowing a little bit about the creek and looking back on past years data, I stated in my hypothesis that I thought the water was polluted. While we were there, they had us do other activities that helped us determine the pollution level and helped us learn more about the creek. In total we did three stations to get all the information we needed to be positive about our statement on the level of pollution. We accomplished finding critters, testing the pollution levels, and testing the velocity of the surface water in one day.

Through our research we aimed to determine if there were any differences in water quality of both the north and south forks of Strawberry Creek. As time progresses and the environment changes it is important to keep track of how certain species are being impacted by these features, and how they cope with change. We hypothesized that due to the lack of pollution, the south fork will promote a greater diversity of macroinvertebrates. This was due to the fact that there was less runoff and trash that could be introduced to the water in the south fork, than there was in the north fork. We gathered data by analyzing the different organisms living in both forks. We collected a total of fifty vials composed of five organisms from each fork, and inspected them under microscopic view. After gathering data and identifying the different kinds of organisms living in the different forks we assessed whether the organisms from the samples could live in high or low resolution water. We also took a t-test to assess the probability of these differences being due to relevant factors or by chance. Our major findings suggest that organisms in the south fork showed a higher demand to living in cleaner water indicating that our hypothesis was correct.

The polluted water supply that results can become harmful to humans. Aquatic life quickly suffers the effects of watershed pollution.

The importance of a watershed is that it provides our drinking water. 70% of Earth is covered in water, but unfortunately 40-50% of our nation 's water is threatened. This could result in non-drinkable water and won’t be able to swim in it or consume the fish that are caught. The leading cause of pollution in watersheds is bacteria and sediments such as E.Coli.

Firstly, in Bloomington Illinois, there are plenty of farms which means plenty of farmers using fertilizer. If it were to rain after a farmer used a heavy amount of fertilizer then it could run off into the creek which would cause eutrophication which could potentially kill off many of the organisms living in the creek (as this would cause a large boom in algae population). Lastly a way humans can affect the creek (or rather has been affecting the creek already) is through littering in general, when observations were being made on the creek numerous pieces of trash were discovered, plastic bags, beer cans, and a twelve pack of a beer box. Littering will pollute the creek which can kill organisms and damage the surrounding ecosystem. Animals or small organisms that use the creek as a water source no longer will be able to as it is now polluted. Even though littering was discovered around the creek it was minimal enough that this did not hamper the water quality enough to bring it down from a excellent to

This segment of White Creek is located the farthest away from major urban development, and, thus, might be an overall healthier system as a result. There is an overall proliferation of many different of species (colonizers, stabilizers, and riparian woody) that occur and thrive in various spatial configurations (partially determined by proximity to stream, elevation, and characteristics of the underlying substrate). There appears to be a substantial (s worthy of note that a large, above-ground sewage line ran perpendicularly over the river towards a sewage treatment plant some distance away. There were no signs of leakage or other issues that might compromise or affect the surrounding hydrology of the site.

If students find the amount of the different chemicals, then the students can find out if the creek is polluted. There are two particular pollution issues everyone is dealing with. One pollution issue is Eutrophication. Or otherwise known as Nutrient Pollution. Another pollution issue is Acid Rain.

There are numerous solutions in the world, because there were inventors who were inspired to help to those countries in need of safe drinkable water. Listed below are some of those ideas that we have found. We have found 16

The water quality was excellent at the UHS creek, but not all creeks or streams have a great water quality. The current water quality index for the UHS creek is 42. Some human impacts to keep this water clean consists of a clean environment by not littering, picking up any garbage by/in the creek, or making sure only pure water is flowing through the stream and not any sewer water. To prove the point that some creeks don’t have a great quality, but actually end up have an excellent water quality like the UHS creek. Some observations looking at the UHS creek for the first time were; the plants appeared dead, garbage on the banks of the rivers and in the water, and the creek smelled bad. Even though these seem like bad observations not all observations

The water quality of the U-High creek is excellent. However, not all creeks, rivers, or bodies of water have excellent water quality. One way humans pollute water is through the fertilization of crops. Farmers use fertilizers on their plants to help them grow. These fertilizers and pesticides can be washed away from the fields when it rains, causing them to end up in rivers. When large amount of fertilizers end up in a river or creek, the amount of nitrate and phosphate in the water increases. The increases of these chemicals affect algae growth since algae uses these substances to grow. A massive amount of algae growth, which is known as eutrophication, causes pollution. When the algae die and break down, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water decreases. Algae must use dissolved oxygen in order to break down, thus removing large amount of it from the water. (Lenntech BV,

As the worlds population grows, it is forced by circumstances that it has created to face the limitations of the worlds resources. Most people in the US have always been fortunate enough to have enough of whatever they wanted. When something they like breaks or wears out, they throw it away or buy a new one, and they often don’t even make an attempt to repair an item. They neglect basic maintenance until they damage their belongings beyond repair, and expect that they’ll always have enough. But some things are beyond their control, beyond there power or financial ability to replace or repair. The world’s drinking water supply is one of these without concern, without attention, without preventative maintenance and reclamation and

The list below are some creative and innovative solutions to water scarcity. Very basic technology, such as rainwater collection, water filtration, building wells and water desalination can be some solutions, but they are not included in this list, as it is already very common and many countries/communities/fundraisers have employed these technologies already.

Recently in Georgia there was major water pollution in the drinking water. Many restaurants could not serve drinks or ice and some even closed down for the time of the contaminated water. That is a major problem because people who go on break do not have time to go home and get a drink and some ice; they depend on going to a fast food place or restaurant. This problem has taken up many people in Georgia who did not even think about the problems with water pollution until they went to their favorite restaurant and realized they were closed or either out of drinks. Another way to help with water pollution would be if the companies should find alternative dumping facilities. This would help a lot because then the government would not