Nathan050793
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I belong to a school group which works to educate about water conservation and raise money to build wells and provide running water to impoverished areas around the world. We also try to work in our community to provide water quality, etc.
Recently, we've been asked to check for pollutants/chemicals in the water at a local park, which seems to be experiencing a decrease in the local salamander population. I'm still a bit in the dark as to the details, but it seem like it may be a stream/creek environment, which leads me to believe we're dealing with Plethodontids, probably Eurycea bislineata and potentially Desmognathus sp.
I've been thinking that tests for heavy metals, chlorine/chloramine, or fertilizers would be the right way to go, however when it comes to Chemistry I'm not the most well-versed.
So here's where you all come in. What should we be testing for potentially? What sort of test kits should we be looking for? Obviously, the details are lacking, for which I apologize. I'll try to update this thread with more info as it comes in. Any advice to start off, though?
Thanks in advance!
Recently, we've been asked to check for pollutants/chemicals in the water at a local park, which seems to be experiencing a decrease in the local salamander population. I'm still a bit in the dark as to the details, but it seem like it may be a stream/creek environment, which leads me to believe we're dealing with Plethodontids, probably Eurycea bislineata and potentially Desmognathus sp.
I've been thinking that tests for heavy metals, chlorine/chloramine, or fertilizers would be the right way to go, however when it comes to Chemistry I'm not the most well-versed.
So here's where you all come in. What should we be testing for potentially? What sort of test kits should we be looking for? Obviously, the details are lacking, for which I apologize. I'll try to update this thread with more info as it comes in. Any advice to start off, though?
Thanks in advance!