Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Monica Gray, Physics and Engineering Science
Major
Engineering Science
Presentation Abstract
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is extremely important to measuring whether or not an ecosystem is working well. BOD is the measurement of dissolved oxygen (DO) in water that is required for organisms to decompose organic matter. The body of water that was examined was the Crabtree Swamp located in Conway South Carolina. 345 samples were collected between January 31, 2008 to December 17, 2020. The results range from 0.77 mg DO/L to 14.92 mg DO/L with an average of 2.10 mg DO/L. The range has figures that are over the range of moderately polluted water system. Per Science Direct, the level for a moderately polluted water system ranges between 2 mg DO/L and 8 mg DO/L.
Location
Virtual Poster Session 1
Start Date
21-4-2021 12:00 PM
End Date
21-4-2021 2:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Ruff, Allen, "Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand in Crabtree Swamp in Conway SC" (2021). Undergraduate Research Competition. 63.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2021/fullconference/63
Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand in Crabtree Swamp in Conway SC
Virtual Poster Session 1
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is extremely important to measuring whether or not an ecosystem is working well. BOD is the measurement of dissolved oxygen (DO) in water that is required for organisms to decompose organic matter. The body of water that was examined was the Crabtree Swamp located in Conway South Carolina. 345 samples were collected between January 31, 2008 to December 17, 2020. The results range from 0.77 mg DO/L to 14.92 mg DO/L with an average of 2.10 mg DO/L. The range has figures that are over the range of moderately polluted water system. Per Science Direct, the level for a moderately polluted water system ranges between 2 mg DO/L and 8 mg DO/L.