| | Category | EV | L11 | A Recapitulation on the Redress of Riparian Residences |
| | Abstract | Purpose: To determine point sources of pollution on the Kalamazoo, |
| | Muskegon, and Shiawassee rivers through the analysis of common |
| | pollutants and heavy metals and to compare the water quality of the three |
| | rivers. |
| | Hypothesis: Horton will be a point source of agricultural pollution and Battle |
| | Creek will be a point source of industrial pollution in the Kalamazoo River. |
| | Davisburg will be a point source of agricultural pollution on the |
| | Shiawassee River which will have high concentrations of industrial |
| | pollution throughout. Roscommon will be a point source of agricultural |
| | pollution and Muskegon will be a point source of industrial pollution on the |
| | Muskegon River. The Muskegon River will have the best water quality and |
| | the Shiawassee River will have the worst water quality. |
| | Procedures: Water was collected from five collection sites on each river, |
| | including the point where the mouth of each river meets one of the Great |
| | Lakes, for five consecutive weeks. The water was analyzed for arsenic, |
| | biochemical oxygen demand, cadmium, chromium, dissolved oxygen, lead, |
| | nickel, manganese, nitrates, pH, phosphates, temperature, turbidity, and |
| | zinc. |
| | Conclusion: The results of the experiment partially supported the |
| | hypothesis. Horton was a point source of pollution in the Kalamazoo River, |
| | Muskegon was a point source of pollution in the Muskegon River, and the |
| | first collection site in Bay City was a point source of pollution in the |
| | Shiawassee River. The Muskegon River had the best water quality, and |
| | the Muskegon River had the poorest water quality. |
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