Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Monica Gray, Physis and Engineering Science
Major
Engineering Science
Presentation Abstract
Turbidity is a measurement that monitors how clear, cloudy, or opaque the water is in relation to micro and macro suspended matter that can sometimes be harmful to humans. These materials can range from dirt, animal and sea life decay, and even fecal matter. If turbidity were not monitored and treated regularly, then our daily water use would be contaminated, making us vulnerable to illness. The storm water quality monitoring program on Coastal Carolina University's campus collected 717 samples from the Wall Pond sight and tested for turbidity biweekly between Oct 13, 2011 and Nov 16, 2020. The average results were 4.5 NTU which were and are above the standard, which is 4.0 NTU for the EPA, but were in compliance with the SC DHEC standard of 50 NTU.
Location
Virtual Poster Session 1
Start Date
21-4-2021 12:00 PM
End Date
21-4-2021 2:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Tolbert, Nikita, "Turbidity & TDS Monitoring at Coastal Carolina University" (2021). Undergraduate Research Competition. 55.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2021/fullconference/55
Turbidity & TDS Monitoring at Coastal Carolina University
Virtual Poster Session 1
Turbidity is a measurement that monitors how clear, cloudy, or opaque the water is in relation to micro and macro suspended matter that can sometimes be harmful to humans. These materials can range from dirt, animal and sea life decay, and even fecal matter. If turbidity were not monitored and treated regularly, then our daily water use would be contaminated, making us vulnerable to illness. The storm water quality monitoring program on Coastal Carolina University's campus collected 717 samples from the Wall Pond sight and tested for turbidity biweekly between Oct 13, 2011 and Nov 16, 2020. The average results were 4.5 NTU which were and are above the standard, which is 4.0 NTU for the EPA, but were in compliance with the SC DHEC standard of 50 NTU.