Holly Monroe (UR)- New Plan

A couple of weeks ago in a blog post I had discussed needing a new plan when it came to testing samples because the wind had blown my testing kit away. In addition to having limited supplies I will now be preforming these experiments at the retention pond located in my apartment complex because of the Covid-19 virus. To begin with, here is a photo of the lake and the area where I am now testing:

Testing Location

Lake View

New Plan:

• I have already preformed 1 of each of the following tests on 4-13-20- meaning I will have a total of 6 recorded experiments for each of the following tests.
• The following plan is in addition to what I had done on 4-13-20. 
• Objective: Go out everyday starting 4-13-2020 to 4-18-20 and preform each of the following water quality tests 1 time. Then construct a column graph to compare the differences of the tests on each day;
• Temperature of the water: Preform 5 times.
• Temperature of the water 1km away: Preform 5 times.
• Turbidity: Preform 5 times.
• pH: Preform 5 times.
• Nitrate: Preform 5 times.
• Phosphorus: Preform 5 times.
• Dissolved Oxygen: Preform 5 times.
• Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): Preform 2 more times (preform every five days because the sample needs five days in a dark room temperature room). 
• This test will be preformed differently and have a different graph most likely.
• I plan on testing BOD every 5 days.
• Because of it being on the course of 15 days I plan on using a line graph to graph any changes of that time. I may also include a bar graph to compare the 3 tests to each other.

Todays Testing Conditions:

• Time start: 2:57pm
• Time end: 4:45pm
• Air Temperature Start: 91 degrees Fahrenheit
• Air Temperature End: 93 degrees Fahrenheit
• Partly Cloudy
• 0% chance of rain
• Various Winds: West- Southwest (WSW) 18, West (W) 17, WSW 15

Todays Tests Results:

• Temperature of the water: 28 degrees Celsius 
• Temperature of the water 1km away: 32 degrees Celsius
• Turbidity: 40JTU
• pH: 8
• Nitrate: Approximately 3ppm
• Phosphorus: 2ppm
• Dissolved Oxygen: Approximately 7ppm
• Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): Waiting on results.

Dissolved Oxygen Approximately 7ppm at 4:29pm WSW15

Nitrate Approximately 3ppm at 4:12pm W17

Phosphate 2ppm at 4:22pm W17

Turbidity of 40JTU at 2:57pm WSW18

pH of 8 at 4:10pm W17