Conclusion:
Based on our background research and data collection over the past couple of weeks, we have seen a trend in the overall pH of the water sources around the museum. What we’ve discovered is that the overall pH at North Pond , South Pond and South lagoon have had relative pH from 7.5 to 9+. What this means is that these different bodies of water have different traits for sustaining different types of aquatic invertebrates ex: turtles, fish and plants. We also tested all of our water samples for coli form, what this does is give us a general understanding of whether or not our water samples contain feces. Most of our samples have tested positive for coli form but there have been samples that have tested negative for coli form. One trend that we found consistent is the overall data collected from North Pond. What we kept seeing is that the pH was between 7 and 9 which is what most aquatic life thrive in. What this shows us is that the pH of the water varies during the day and that it is susceptible to change. Another trend we saw was the rate of dissolved oxygen in the water. What we noticed is that the amount of fish in North Pond, South Pond and South Lagoon were at what seemed to be a reasonable population. When analyzing our data we have seen consistent levels of dissolved oxygen throughout the bodies of water that we sampled. Overall we have seen in various ways how the water quality in our surrounding water sources can affect the overall condition of wildlife.