Holly Monroe (UR)- the Third Rainy Day

The third day of water quality testing:

Time:

• Start time:1:50pm
• End Time: 2:30pm
• Today I had started a few minutes earlier to collect the samples and preform the test inside due to rain.
• All samples were collected at 1:50pm and brought back inside for further testing.

Todays weather conditions:

• Temperature outside: 85 degrees Fahrenheit
• Winds: W7
• 0% chance of rain (at the time)
• 30% chance of rain and thunderstorms at 3pm
• Cloudy

Rain 4-15-20

Cloudy Weather 4-15-20

Results: 

• Turbidity: 40JTU
• pH: 8
• Dissolved Oxygen: Approximately 5ppm
• Nitrate: Approximately 1ppm
• Phosphate: 1ppm
• I still do not understand why the Nitrate and Phosphate levels are so low. There is a lot of plants and algae growing in the pond.
  
  

  

  Phosphate 1ppm at 1:50pm

  
  

  

  pH 8 at 1:

  
  

  

  Nitrate approximately 1ppm at 1:50pm
  

  

  Turbidity 40JTU at 1:50pm

  

  Dissolved Oxygen approximately 5ppm at 1:50pm

Correlation(s)/ Difference(s):

• Turbidity and pH were the same as the past two days.
• Dissolved Oxygen is 5ppm today (4-15-20) and 6ppm 4-14-20.
• Nitrate is approximately 1ppm today (4-15-20) and 4ppm 4-14-20.
• Phosphate is 1ppm today (4-15-20) and 2ppm 4-14-20.
• Both Nitrate and Phosphate have been difficult to read the results.