Saturday, November 24, 2007

Water Analysis FAQ

Here are answers to some questions that I have been fielding:
1) Q: Where do I find site descriptions for Famosa Slough?
A: Almost all of the postings on this blog so far are water analysis related. I have posted the site descriptions from students as well as the Famosa web site in previous posts-just scroll down.
2) Q: Do I have to do an analysis of each measure (pH, DO, Nitrates, tec.) for each site?
a: Yes! Follow the directions in the guidelines. If you are just starting this will take you quite a bit of time.
3) Q: What format should I write my answers?
A: You do not need to rewrite the question but you can use the number/letter system to head off each of your answers. For. ex. 3a: would be your answer to the informal part a. You must write in complete sentences.
4) Q: How do I know what elevated nitrate levels, DO levels or pH mean?
A: pH should be in your notes from the presentations, so should DO levels really. The nitrate levels you can find by googling "nitrate levels" or something similar related to water. Just googling "nitrate" will give you too much information and not be very helpful.
5) Q: Does each group member need to turn in an analysis?
A: No. I want one analysis per group but each group member is responsible for the conclusions drawn in the analysis that is turned in. You will receive a group grade for the water analysis that is turned in and separate grades for your part of the poster presentations.

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