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How Does Water Turbidity In a Certain Location Fluctuate Over Time Given Environmental Factors?
Organization(s):Ottawa Hills Jr/Sr High School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Emmett Flanagan and John Denny
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
Educator(s):Gloria Kreischer Gajewicz
Contributors:Sara Mierzwiak - University of Toledo, Ohio/GLOBE Mission EARTH
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report, Mission Earth Report
Protocols:Water Transparency
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Language(s):English
Date Submitted:03/05/2025
This project targets the understanding of human and environmental effects on water turbidity in various locations. We looked at multiple factors in order to create our hypothesis. With the hypothesis “If rainfall and human activity increase, then turbidity will also increase due to the introduction of suspended particles into the water,” we dove into how different factors develop an unstable and unhealthy predicament for water clarity. We found no anomaly in our project as our findings consistently matched up with our hypothesis. We hope that further discovery could lead to changes around water activity to keep turbidity low.