Mentor: Kaiem Frink Ryan Winder Serenity Pender Benard Lynch, Jr. JerNettie Burney A Study of pH, Salinity, and Clarity of Water Samples from Various Locations Around the World

Overview Abstract Vocabulary Data Recording Methods Labeling/Recording of Data into the Excel Worksheet Water Sample Testing Form Digitizing Procedure Samples Software/Hardware Google Earth Plotting Water Sample Request Form Example Future Research Results

Water Quality content varies from community to community and from throughout the world. A number of variances are natural differences caused by nature and some are induced by human. The research team will process and compare the water quality results against the North Carolina Administrative Code, past CERSER research group results, local surrounding counties, statewide, countrywide and International water quality standards for samples from Austin, Texas; Barcelona, Spain; Pasquotank County, North Carolina; Indianapolis, Indiana; & Lake Cavalier in Portsmouth Virginia. The team will utilize ArcMap, Magellan GPS for mapping and plotting point’s purposes, MATLab, Microsoft Excel, Mathematica which have statistical software capabilities within these packages will be used to display team findings. (In order to illustrate these differences between Austin Texas, Barcelona Spain, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Indiana & Lake Cavalier Portsmouth, Virginia). The team will utilize LaMotte testing kits examining and then measure pH which will display acidity. Salinity, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, hardness, nitrate, conductivity, and DiST WP will also be tested. Water Quality content varies from community to community and from throughout the world. A number of variances are natural differences caused by nature and some are induced by human. The research team processed and compared the water quality results against the North Carolina Administrative Code, past CERSER research group results, local surrounding counties, statewide, countrywide and International water quality standards for samples from Austin Texas, Barcelona Spain, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Indiana & Lake Cavalier Portsmouth, Virginia. Abstract

The team utilized, ArcMap, Magellan GPS for mapping and plotting points. Microsoft Excel which had statistical software capabilities within this package were used to display team results. (In order to illustrate these differences between Austin Texas, Barcelona Spain, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Indiana & Lake Cavalier Portsmouth, Virginia). The team examined and utilized LaMotte testing kits, then measured pH which displayed acidity. Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Alkalinity, Hardness, Nitrate, Conductivity, DIST WP was also tested. The team utilized Google Earth for creating an aerial dataset utilizing KMZ scripting functionality. The team also linked and configured the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet to communicate with Google Earth. The 2009 Water Quality Team developed the WSR Forms (Water sample request form) to record and maintain Water Quality data integrity. Abstract cont.

pH Salinity Dissolved Oxygen Alkalinity Hardness Nitrate Conductivity Dist WP Vocabulary

Data Recording Methods The collection of the data was based upon two things: The information about the initial place, time, and collector that the water sample was collected from among other data. For this data, the team took all of the water samples previously collected and the incoming samples then made labels of the water samples to better preserve the data. Also, a spreadsheet was made as a database for the team and future water quality teams to refer to. The information that was gained about the water sample after it was tested by the team. This was done so by the team making testing sheets that could be used while testing to have a more accurate and precise way of recording data.

Labels Type of Sample Data Collected Collected By Physical Location of Sample Time Longitude Latitude Visual Aid Other The labels were significant in better preserving the data of the water samples. Some of the water samples came with the information written on a piece of paper that was wrapped around the bottle, so the team made labels that could be placed on the water bottles so there will be a lowered chance of data being corrupted.

Like the labels, the Excel worksheet consisted of the same headings. This way, it would be more simple for the team to look up the water samples without having to search through the inventory for a specific water sample. How this was done was that the team took each water sample and after placing in the data of the water sample into the worksheet, we labeled the actual water sample that corresponds with the cell that the water was entered into. Recording of the Data into the Excel Worksheet

This form was developed by the team as a means to keep up the test results of the water sample. This way, if future teams would like to refer back to the past tests that our team had ran on the water sample, they could compare results. On this form, there is a header for the location from which the water sample came from, the list of chemicals that could be tested for, what units that the data was tested in, results of the number of trials that took place, who tested it, who recorded the data, and the date. Also located on the sheet is the revised date and who revised the sheet, so when future teams test the water samples, they will know if it’s time for the testing form to be updated and who to go to for information of the last update that took place. Water Sample Testing Form

Nitrate Alkalinity Salinity Hardness pH DiST WP 3 Digitizing Procedure Samples

Photobucket Google earth Microsoft excel Microsoft PowerPoint Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Photoshop Software

HP Pavilion dv6000 LaMotte nitrate kit LaMotte Alkalinity kit LaMotte Salinity Tester LaMotte Hardness kit Hanna Instruments Microprocessor Ph Tester DiST WP Hardware

Google Earth Points Plotted

Water Sample Request Form Example Water Sample Form Type of Sample: ___________________ Date Data Collected: ________________ Collected By: ____________________________________________________________ Physical Location of Sample: _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Time: __________ Longitude: ________________ Latitude: _________________ Visual Aid: ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Other: __________________________________________________________________

-Test more water samples -Add to database to the created Database -Collect More Water Samples -Invest in more Parameters Future Research

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Dr. Yuan Jeff Wood Hanna Instruments Jaime Powell Acknowledgements