Monitoring Nitrogen Levels at 11th Ave. N Surfside Beach, SC
Presentation Abstract
This research was done to monitor Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate which are measured to assess if they were within safe levels according to the Environmental Protection Association(EPA). Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate are important indicators to the amount of each that could end up in a public water supply. To much Nitrate can cause excess algae growth in lakes and is unhealthy in large amounts for humans, mainly children. Samples were tested using Ammonia test strips and Nitrite and Nitrate test strips. 242 samples were collected between May 27th, 2010 and January 26th, 2021 at 11th Ave. N Surfside Beach. The mean levels of Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate were 0.042 mg N/L, 0.02 mg N/L, and 0.036 mg N/L respectively. The only compound with an EPA water quality standard is Nitrate and there were only three outliers above the EPA water quality standard of fair (0.1-0.5 mg N/L).
This poster was withdrawn due to issues with either attribution, data collection, data analysis, research methodology, or findings that were surfaced by the owners of the data used in the research project. To view the poster in question please contact commons@coastal.edu.
Monitoring Nitrogen Levels at 11th Ave. N Surfside Beach, SC
Virtual Poster Session 2
This research was done to monitor Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate which are measured to assess if they were within safe levels according to the Environmental Protection Association(EPA). Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate are important indicators to the amount of each that could end up in a public water supply. To much Nitrate can cause excess algae growth in lakes and is unhealthy in large amounts for humans, mainly children. Samples were tested using Ammonia test strips and Nitrite and Nitrate test strips. 242 samples were collected between May 27th, 2010 and January 26th, 2021 at 11th Ave. N Surfside Beach. The mean levels of Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate were 0.042 mg N/L, 0.02 mg N/L, and 0.036 mg N/L respectively. The only compound with an EPA water quality standard is Nitrate and there were only three outliers above the EPA water quality standard of fair (0.1-0.5 mg N/L).
This poster was withdrawn due to issues with either attribution, data collection, data analysis, research methodology, or findings that were surfaced by the owners of the data used in the research project. To view the poster in question please contact commons@coastal.edu.