Christopher Harmon - Senior Project

Week of 9/21

    This week I went down to Peconic Bay near my house to collect some water for some more testing. I put the water into containers and brought it back to my house. I did a few tests on them such as Ph and dissolved oxygen through the vernier logger pro system on my laptop. However, the next day when I tried to get the system running again my laptop wouldn't connect with the equipment. 

    Next week my plan is to try and go to some of the bay and bodies of water that were recommended to me by Larry Penny through Anita Wright. Also, i'd like to try and get some of the historical data and records of the waters on Long Island so I can begin to compare and contrast the results. Also, I will try and contact Kim Shaw who's involved with Peconic Estuary and try and get some information from him.

My Project

For my project I will be doing a water quality study focused on the saltwater and freshwater bodies of water on Long Island. I will conduct a series of water studies on various water systems, measuring the pH levels and the dissolved oxygen levels in areas that have high run off from fertilizer and bodies of water that have less run off in order to do a compare and contrast the ph levels and dissolved oxygen levels as well as the amount of life in order to see how healthy the bodies of water are. And then I will try to conduct a historical review to find out how much the pH levels, dissolved oxygen levels and how life systems in the water column have changed over time. 

    My final product is going to be a scientific poster of my results that will show the results of my field investigation, my hypothesis, research questions and assessment of the water quality.

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