Holly Monroe(UR)- Ducks on Day 6

Today, 4-18-20 is the last day I have preformed my water quality tests (excluding BOD and salinity). I was also visited by more pond locals today:

3 Ducks

1 Duck 

a Duck Making a Splash

Time:

• Start Time: 1:50pm
• End Time: 2:45pm
• All tests were performed outside today.

Weather Conditions:

• Air Temperature: 74 degrees Fahrenheit 
• Water Temperature: 29 degrees Celsius
• Water Temperature 1km away: 32 degrees Celsius
• Winds: WSW10
• Cloudy
• 0% chance of rain and 60% chance of thunderstorms at 5pm

  

  Weather 4-18-20

Results:

• Turbidity: 40 JTU
• pH: Approximately 7.5 
• Nitrate: Approximately 3ppm
• Nitrate 1km away: Approximately 3ppm
• I also had an extra Nitrate test which I used 1km away where I collect the temperature.
• I assumed it would be much higher due to the algae growth, but it was the same.
• Phosphate: Approximately 0.5ppm
• Dissolved Oxygen: 4ppm
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  Turbidity 40 JTU

  
  

  

  Phosphate Approximately 0.5ppm 

  
  

  

  pH Approximately 7.5

  
  

  

  Nitrate Approximately 3ppm

  
  

  

  Nitrate Approximately 3ppm 1km away

  
  

  

  Dissolved Oxygen 4ppm

Correlation(s)/Difference(s):

• Turbidity has remained the same throughout the testing process.
• Fountain has also been on the entire time of testing.
• pH, Nitrate, and Phosphate has remained the same for the past 3 days.
• Dissolved Oxygen is 4ppm again like 4-16-20.

Graphs:

Nitrate, Phoshpate, and Dissolved Oxygen Graph 1

Turbidity Graph 2

pH Graph 3

Scientific Interpretations:

• Turbidity Scientific Interpretation: Turbidity remained constant throughout all of testing (40JTU, respectively).
• pH Scientific Interpretation: On 4-13-20 the pH of the water was higher than on 4-18-20 (8 and 7.5, respectively).
• Nitrate Scientific Interpretation: On 4-14-20 nitrate was significantly higher than on 4-15-20 (4ppm and 1ppm, respectively).
• Phosphate Scientific Interpretation: On 4-13-20 phosphate was higher than on 4-18-20 (2ppm and 0.5ppm, respectively).
• Dissolved Oxygen Scientific Interpretation: On 4-13-20 dissolved oxygen was significantly high than 4-16-20 (7ppm and 4ppm, respectively).