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Clean Water Equals Happy Cows!

Organization(s):Alpena Elementary/Middle School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Nella M. Forney
Grade Level:Upper Primary (grades 3-5, ages 8-11)
GLOBE Teacher:Roger Glenn Rose
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Report Type(s):Standard Research Report
Protocols:Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, Water Temperature, Water Transparency, pH
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Date Submitted:05/03/2019
Nella Forney
ABSTRACT Clean Water Equals Happy Cows! (A study conducted using GLOBE protocols to analyze various types of drinking water for cattle in NW Arkansas.) Nella M. Forney - 5th grade Alpena Elementary/Middle School Alpena AR, USA The types of water locations studied were ponds, creeks, springs, and water tanks. It was predicted that water sample #4, a water tank with well water would be the best quality drinking water for the cattle. Water samples were collected from 10 locations, and GLOBE procedures were used to test for Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, Phosphate, pH, Nitrite, Ammonia, Nitrate, Temperature, Total Dissolved Solids, Electrical Conductivity, bacteria in general, e-coli, & staph. Not all data could be included in the abstract. #1: (DO)-0.6mg/L, (EC)=570uS/cm, Ammonia=6.0ppm, Nitrate=0mg/L, Turbidity=75.6NTU, Phosphate=1.0mg/L, (TDS)=284ppm, staph=2 colonies, e-coli 22.5. #2: DO-1.6mg/L, (EC) 238uS/cm, Ammonia 3.0ppm, Turbidity=31.1NTU, Phosphate=2.0mg/L, (TDS)=284ppm, staph=2 colonies, no e-coli. #3: DO 0.2mg/L, (EC) 90uS/cm, Ammonia=0.5ppm, Nitrate=0mg/L, Turbidity=57.1NTU, Phosphate =0.25mg/L, (TDS)=45ppm, staph=0.5 colonies, no e-coli. #4: DO=0.2mg/L, (EC)=130uS/cm, Turbidity 0.8NTU, (TDS)=65ppm, no staph or e-coli. #5: DO=1.0mg/L, (EC)=314uS/cm, Nitrate=10mg/L, Turbidity=100.2NTU, Phosphate=0.25mg/L, (TDS)=157ppm, staph=1.5 colonies, e-coli 25.5. #6: DO=2.8mg/L, (EC)=122uS/cm, Ammonia=3.0ppm, Turbidity=371.1NTU, Phosphate=1.0mg/L, (TDS)=63ppm, no staph, e-coli 60.5 colonies. #7: DO=0.8mg/L, (EC)=232uS/cm, Ammonia=0.5ppm, Turbidity=8.0NTU, Phosphate=0.5mg/L, (TDS)=116ppm, no staph, e-coli 1.0 colony. #8: DO 0.5mg/L, (EC)=518uS/cm, Ammonia=3.0ppm, Turbidity=6.0NTU, Phosphate=0.25mg/L, (TDS)=259ppm, Nitrite=0.25mg/L. no staph, e-coli 4.0 colonies. #9: DO=0.4mg/L, (EC)=416uS/cm, Ammonia=1.0ppm, Nitrate=10mg/L, Turbidity=55.1NTU, Phosphate=0.25mg/L, (TDS)=205ppm, Nitrite=0mg/L. staph=22.5 colonies, e-coli 36.0. #10: DO=0.4mg/L, (EC)=526uS/cm, Ammonia=1.0ppm, Nitrate=20mg/L, Turbidity=66.2NTU, (TDS)=278ppm, staph=33.5 colonies, no e-coli. The hypothesis was not supported by the data. Sample #3 (Bobo Creek) was the best. Sample #1 (pond without trees) the worst rating in the chemical tests and sample #9 (spring water) the worst bacteria tests results.


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