Environment Techniques - Chemical Water Quality of Stream
Chemical Water Quality
Sarah Tilly
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Methods 3.1 Figures 3.2.1 Figure 1. Satellite Image from Google Maps of collection site in Stephenville City Park (Google, 2013). 3.2.2 Figure 2. Pictures I took of collection site taken on April 7th, 2013 3.2 Tables 3.3.3 Table 1. Quick reference guide—water-sample collection methods, preservation, storage, and handling. 3. Results 4.3 Tables 4.4.4 Table 2. Data collected from the Bosque River. 4. Analysis 5. References
Write the report as if we were doing an actual data collection for this site. Therefore your introduction may want to discuss a rationale for why we are sampling, what is our problem here? Feel free to develop a scenario as long as it is realistic. Make sure you include a figure showing your sampling location. The reference papers on BB are sampling papers. It may help you to read their methods section.
Introduction:
City parks are created for nearby residents and visitors to enjoy spending time outside and a variety of recreations. It is meant to be a fun, happy, peaceful place. We all have been to a park, whether it was strolling down the walkway, having a community or family gathering, watching our kids play little league, or more likely for most families, going somewhere the kids can burn off some energy. And it never fails, a day in the park frequently ends with one or more of the kids falling into a pond or stream. Besides a little mud and a wet car ride home, this usually turns out pretty harmless, but what if it wasn’t, what if they became ill? A little ways upstream, unbeknownst to everyone, a raw sewage line broke and has been dumping its contents into the stream. Some of the more dangerous microorganisms found in raw sewage include parasites, bacteria, and viruses that cause a multitude of illnesses ranging from mild diarrhea to liver disease and ultimately death.
Sarah Tilly
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Methods 3.1 Figures 3.2.1 Figure 1. Satellite Image from Google Maps of collection site in Stephenville City Park (Google, 2013). 3.2.2 Figure 2. Pictures I took of collection site taken on April 7th, 2013 3.2 Tables 3.3.3 Table 1. Quick reference guide—water-sample collection methods, preservation, storage, and handling. 3. Results 4.3 Tables 4.4.4 Table 2. Data collected from the Bosque River. 4. Analysis 5. References
Write the report as if we were doing an actual data collection for this site. Therefore your introduction may want to discuss a rationale for why we are sampling, what is our problem here? Feel free to develop a scenario as long as it is realistic. Make sure you include a figure showing your sampling location. The reference papers on BB are sampling papers. It may help you to read their methods section.
Introduction:
City parks are created for nearby residents and visitors to enjoy spending time outside and a variety of recreations. It is meant to be a fun, happy, peaceful place. We all have been to a park, whether it was strolling down the walkway, having a community or family gathering, watching our kids play little league, or more likely for most families, going somewhere the kids can burn off some energy. And it never fails, a day in the park frequently ends with one or more of the kids falling into a pond or stream. Besides a little mud and a wet car ride home, this usually turns out pretty harmless, but what if it wasn’t, what if they became ill? A little ways upstream, unbeknownst to everyone, a raw sewage line broke and has been dumping its contents into the stream. Some of the more dangerous microorganisms found in raw sewage include parasites, bacteria, and viruses that cause a multitude of illnesses ranging from mild diarrhea to liver disease and ultimately death.
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