U Case Study How Does Human Activity Affect Rivers Alice and

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U Case Study How Does Human Activity Affect Rivers Alice and her classmates visited a nearby river Their goal was to determine if pollution from cities and farms affected the water quality of the river Water quality describes the condition of the water including chemical and physical properties as well as biological characteristics Madsyn Sonn Their first task was to take water samples from five sites along the river Alice wore long waterproof waders and collected samples at site A by submerging a container under the water She also measured the water temperature at 65 F She took notes in her field journal about what she observed at the location There was a small waterfall upstream from her collection site and the water was clear Next she collected invertebrates from the site by placing a net in the water and disturbing the rocks nearby The current would carry any animals into the net and then deposited into a bucket to examine back at the lab 1 Summarize the data collected by Alice water quality quantitative qualitative She returned to the lab with her samples which would then be compared to samples taken at the other locations Current River 2 How did Alice collect invertebrate samples 3 What is the purpose of this study Examine the river map What differences would you xpect to find from water sampled at Site A to water ollected at Site B waterfall A B Windy City Spring Cave E D