This experiment was designed to test what the limiting nutrient was in Loughberry Lake, as well as examine the trophic state of the lake. In order to find out what the limiting nutrient was, we performed a few different tests. We began with a secchi disk test to see the transparency of the water. Then, we took water samples that we later used to test the turbidity levels of the water after adding varying amounts of phosphorous and nitrogen.…
Biology 15 Lab # 4 Professor Passerini September 23, 2015 Scot Albert Lab #4 Questions 1a,b,c, 2, 3a,b,c, 4, 5a,b,c, 7, 11c, d, e, 12a,b ---------------------------------------------------------- 1- a-They are found primarily in the thylakoid membranes. b-No. Cyanobacteria do not have distinct nuclei.…
The purpose of this lab was to determine what vegetation was present above and below the water’s surface and to observe the water visibility depth at Noxubee Refuge. We collected sampling data from the two different lakes at Noxubee Refuge. The two lakes were Bluff Lake and Loakfoma Lake.…
The Bow River is one of 47 rivers In Canada the Bow River starts in the Rocky Mountains and winds through the foothills and flows flew into the prairies where is finds the Oldman River and then forming into the South Saskatchewan River then the waters in the end it flows through the Nelson River and then into the Hudson Bay and why the Bow river is called the Bow river because the First Nations people had mad Bows and had different use for the river as well the First Nations had made bow out of and they even use the valleys to hunt buffalo. And the Bow River got its name from the reeds they had grown along the river banks and the Peigans name for it was Makhabn’’, and that meaning is ‘river where bow reeds. But this river has helped us Canadians…
Additionally, bioremediation is the ability to use naturally occurring microbes to concentrate and digest contaminants present in water. These organisms include bacteria, fungi and algae, and they are able to convert the toxic species to water and other gases, such as carbon dioxide. Phytoremediation is additionally helpful in removing contaminated soil from water. It is cost effective and simple to put into practice. Bioremediation and phytoremediation are environmentally adaptable and cost-effective, and since Iona Creek is not large, it makes it a suitable method for pollution…
The Chattahoochee River, Georgia’s most heavily-used water source, is home to a variety of fish and a supplier of over 70% of the drinking water in metro Atlanta; it was also ranked number three on America’s ‘most endangered’ list. Each day, more than 250 million gallons of sewage waste water is dumped in to river, so news that the river is constantly contaminated with E. coli is no surprise. Even with the vast amount of contamination, Georgia allows the dumping of waste to continue; they give out permits to dump in the waters. Without proper laws and regulations, the continued dumping of waste on the Chattahoochee River will eventually cause it to become too contaminated for human use and wildlife survival. The Chattahoochee River begins in the northeast of Georgia and continues down 524 miles to Apalachicola Bay, Florida.…
Problem What is the aquatic health of the Nequasset lake tributaries as analyzed through chemical and biological parameters as well as physical habitat assessment? What factors, both natural and human-influenced, contribute (positively or negatively) to the health of the Nequasset lake tributaries? Background Information Weather or not we realize it, as people that (presumably) live in the Bath area, the streams that flow into Nequasset are very important to our survival. They are numerous, and flow all over Southern Maine to feed into Nequasset, the lake that supplies our water.…
This data doesn’t support my hypothesis that If we measure farther into the center of the creek then the surface water will travel faster. This data will help us in confirming that despite the amount of pollution in the area that the Conodoguinet creek is not polluted. The test that we performed were as follows Nitrates, Phosphates, Dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, and pH. All these test came back with the results that lead to my conclusion that the Conodoguinet creek. In conclusion, the Conodoguinet creek is a very healthy…
One such species that play a enormous role in the Chesapeake ecosystem is sea grass. Much of the public is unaware of what benefits sea grass actually poses on the environment, but their role is to provide food for many aquatic creatures, serve as a home for these creatures, and help clear the water by filtering out nutrients and replacing them with oxygen. An oxygen-rich habitat is key for a thriving ecosystem. What is causing many patches of sea grass to vanish is cloudy water that prevents sunlight from reaching the bottom dwelling plants, thus creating no oxygen, and filtering little nutrients. The second species that has a huge affect on the environment are oysters.…
The overall health of the Susquehanna River was pretty good. It wouldn’t be excellent, because there is always room to improve, but the overall health of the river wasn't that bad for Central Pennsylvania. During the experiment, the class tested the biological, chemical, and physical components of the river. The class tested the components to decide whether or not the river was a healthy or unhealthy stream.…
Introduction The Chesapeake Bay that is 200 miles long is considered the largest estuary in the United States. It is home to more than 17 million people (NOAA). Baltimore, one of the most important North Atlantic port is located on the Chesapeake Bay. Oysters are one of the biggest resources of the Chesapeake bay.…
This exploration was underway on May 24, 1869 and concluded 3 months and 6 days later, on August 30, 1869. Powell assembled a crew of nine men and four a small, shallow-draft dory boats. Dories are usually a lightweight boat with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. The crew travelled from Green River to the Grand (also known as the Colorado River) wash cliffs. During this exploration, Powell was said to have travelled through a new channel which is now known as the Grand Canyon.…
Streams erode the landscape by scouring, lifting, abrading, and dissolving. The resulting sediment provides dissolved loads, suspended loads, and bed loads. The total quantity of sediment carried by a stream is its capacity. Capacity differs from competence, the maximum particle size a stream can carry. When stream water slows, it deposits alluvium.…
Slime is made by mixing together borax, glue, and water. Depending on the amount of borax added to the mixture will determine the density of the slime. For our experiment in class the independent variable was the borax. The dependent variable was slime. The control group was glue.…
In these labs we explored water quality and contamination. Quality water means that any chemical that is affected in water. As a result, ecologists use the concept of a biome to classify large areas of the planet into a small number of similar units. Biomes include both terrestrial (land-based) and aquatic (in water) communities. Turk, J., & Bensel, T. (2014).…