Explain Why The Conodoguinet Creek Was Not Polluted

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The conodoguinet creek was not polluted. The creek was not polluted Because there was a little bit of algae and there was a bunch of animals living in the creek. The creek was a safe place for the animals living in the creek. The water speed of the creek was normal not to fast and not to slow. That's why I think the creek is not polluted.

There was some nitrate in the creek. The nitrate absorbs oxygen and that's not good for the animals. The nitrate is actually dangerous to the creek and the critters living there. It is also dangerous to the water flow. It is also dangerous for the environment.

The phosphates are found in some detergents but not all detergents. The numbers/data collected from the phosphates were all close every time. However

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