8+Science+2+Harrison's+MSW+Project

In science class, Mr. Keilty explained to us a project called Municipal Solid Waste Study. The purpose of this experiment is to see if the water in the creek is contaminated with chemicals and collect trash from squares My hypothesis is if you move downstream the pollution will increase.
 * Introduction:**


 * Materials:**


 * nets, boots, scales, water sensors, waders, trash bags and tape measure

Safety Concerns 1. Toxic Waste 2. Sharp Objects

Safety Guidelines 21. If using chemicals, wear safety goggles 29. All chemicals are considered dangerous


 * Procedure:**

1. Collect all materials (nets, boots, scales, water sensors, waders, and tape measure.) 2. Measure three rectangles 25m by 25m one upstream, in the middle, and downstream. 3. Collect trash in squares. 4. Collect data for conductivity, nitrate, turbidity, and trash. 5. collect trash in thrash bags and weigh trash. 6. Collect water samples from rectangles. 7. Use water sensors to measure amount of chemicals. 8. Repeat steps.


 * Data**


 * Stream Graphs ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Conductivity(uS/cm) || pH || Nitrate(Mg/L) || Turbidity (NTU) || Trash(g) ||
 * Quadrant 1 || 279.5 || 7.02 || 1 || 46.7 || 709.6 ||
 * Quadrant 2 || 152 || 7.38 || 1 || 49.4 || 201.4 ||
 * Quadrant 3 || 155.1 || 7.32 || 1 || 44.5 || 1500.4 ||
 * Quadrant 4 || 108.2 || 7.37 || 1 || 54.4 || 203.7 ||


 * Analysis**








 * Conclusion:**

The hypothesis was not supported because when we moved downstream conductivity, pH, and tumidity increased. One of the challenges was trying to get graph and data on wiki. There were some human and experimental errors. One of them was it was hard to plan when to collect data when it rained.

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