Sodium Chloride Does Not Affect Light Intensity

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The results showed that the bioluminescent bacteria was not affected by sodium chloride. They can actually survive in both fresh and saltwater. I discovered that the light intensity of the bacteria stayed between 0.02 and 0.07 lux. sodium chloride seemed to not affect the light intensity at all. In my background research I discovered that pollutants decrease light intensity of the bacteria. To learn more I use sodium chloride as my toxic pollutants and tested its effect on light intensity. Based off my research, I would agree that pollutants affect light intensity. Based off my experiment, I can say that sodium chloride is not a toxin to bacteria. therefore, sodium chloride does not affect light intensity. That being said, after realizing

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