U-High Creek Water Quality

The water quality of the U-High creek was found to be excellent. Though the water has excellent quality, some other creeks have very poor water quality. This bad water is due to pollution, and pollution comes from humans. One way water quality can be tainted is pollution from farms. Fertilizer and farm waste can be very harmful to creek water quality. The fertilizer used on crops/ fields can runoff the fields and into creeks due to lots of rain. The chemical pollution in the water leads to high level

The quality of the U-High creek was identified as excellent. However, water quality is not excellent in all areas. There are many ways that water is polluted by humans, including pesticides and fertilizers from farming. Farmers use chemicals to help their crops grow better, but those chemicals are washed through the ground when precipitation comes, causing the levels of nitrate and phosphate to increase in the creek (Lenntech, 1998-2016). These chemicals allow for more algae to grow in the process

being asked What is the water quality of the U-High creek based on invertebrates found in the water? The purpose of the question is to determine the water quality of the U-High creek, the plan was to collect samples of invertebrates then identified and number the types depending on if they were more sensitive to pollution, The less of the pollutant sensitive there were, the more poor the water quality would have been. The group’s original hypothesis was that the water quality was poor because there

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

The water quality of the U-high creek was recorded as excellent. However, that is not that is not the case for every body of water. Some lakes, rivers, or streams are polluted. One way humans pollute the water is chemical runoff from industrial processes. (Lenntech,2016). Some chemicals like sulfuric acid get released into the air and come back down as acid rain. If enough acid rain gets into the river it can start to kill organisms in it. Pesticides from crops is another way that humans can contaminate

The water quality of the U-High creek was excellent, but not all bodies of water have excellent water quality. Humans can pollute water by farmers putting pesticides and fertilizers on their crops. Putting fertilizers on the crops pollutes water, because when it rains the pesticides and fertilizers get washed off and carried into the water, and this adds nitrates and phosphates to the water which is called eutrophication, and it increases the amount of algae in the water. When there is an excess

“What is the water quality of the U-High creek based on microinvertebrates found in the creek?” The purpose of this lab was to determine the water quality of the U-High creek. To determine water quality 3 samples were taken from the creek, a water, soil, and algae sample. These samples were taken by digging up soil, collecting the water, and gathering pieces of algae from the sides of rocks. Then the samples were analysed to find the number and types of microinvertebrates in the U-High creek. The initial

The U-high freshman biology class designed an experiment to test the question; based on the number of micro invertebrates, what is the water quality of the U-high creek? On 9/22/14, the day of the experiment, the conditions were recorded at 10:05 AM. The temperature was 55 degrees with a 6 mph wind, and 62% humidity. One of the observations of the creek is that there was some garbage and trash on the banks, although there was minimal amount. Another observation was that there was run-off leading

not the water in the U-Creek is polluted using invertebrates as in indicator? Although there are many ways of measuring water quality, invertebrates are good indicators because the number of invertebrates indicates the ability to sustain life. Invertebrates will thrive in better quality water, whereas in poor quality water, invertebrates will not survive as well. Other indicators of water quality such as dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrogen and phosphorus. Dissolved oxygen is oxygen found in water. A high

experiment was the following, “What is the water quality of the U-High creek based on invertebrates found in the water.” The purpose of this experiment was to find out the water quality of the U-High creek. To find the answer, invertebrates were looked at and the different species were categorized into three different categories. Pollution tolerant, mildly pollution tolerant, and lastly pollution intolerant. The original hypothesis was that the water quality was fair. However this hypothesis has been