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HELP Unit 8 lesson 3 Investigating Water Quality Lab Portfolio Item/Water Quality Analysis Lab Report.

Using the Water Quality Testing activity, you will be collecting data about the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico over many years. Explore the program to learn about the four measures of water quality at different times. Determine how to collect data about a single body of water over time in a table format. While it is important that you become familiar with the variability of the data over a single water body, for the purposes of further analysis, in your tables cite the means for pH, temperature, and turbidity. For dissolved oxygen data, cite the area of the "dead zone." Complete the tables, including headings.

Answer 1

I don't have access to the Water Quality Testing activity or the tables you need to complete. Can you please provide more details or share the relevant documents or links so I can assist you better?

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Answer 2

To collect data about a single body of water over time in a table format, you can create a table with the following headings: Date, Time, pH, Temperature, Turbidity, and Dissolved Oxygen.

Under the pH, Temperature, and Turbidity columns, you can cite the means for each of these measures over time. For example, you can calculate the mean pH, temperature, and turbidity for each month or year, depending on how often you are collecting data.

For dissolved oxygen data, you can cite the area of the "dead zone" where dissolved oxygen levels are below 2 mg/L. You can indicate the size of the dead zone and the location where it was observed.

By creating a table with these headings and including the means for pH, temperature, and turbidity, as well as the area of the "dead zone" for dissolved oxygen data, you can track changes in water quality over time and identify trends that may require further analysis.

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