ph
decrease in ph causes
Fish eggs will not hatch
Harmful or lethal to fish, frogs and insects if too acidic
decrease in conductivity causes
Stream may be healthier if man-made pollutants have been removed
Increase in DO causes
Greater Diversity of Living Things
increase in temputure causes
Lower Resistance to Disease (More Likely To Get Sick)
Less Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Higher Rate of Photosynthesis (Plants take in sunlight and use it to create sugar and release oxygen)
increase in nitrite causes
algae blooms
Increase in Ph causes
Plants will not grow
Harmful or lethal to fish (if the water is too basic)
increase in conductivity causes
Salts dehydrate animal skin
pH may change
decrease in DO causes
Fewer Kinds of Living Things Will Be Able To Survive
decrease in temputure causes
Higher Resistance to Disease (Less Likely To Get Sick)
More dissolved oxygen (DO)
decrease in nitrite causes
healthly fish
what causes ph to increase
Minerals present (ex. limestone)
Increased photosynthesis (less carbon dioxide)
what causes conductivity to increase
Natural salts, minerals, limestone
Road salt
Fertilizer
Acid Rain
what cause DO to increase
Cooler Water
Photosynthesis is Happening (Plants take in sunlight and use it to create sugar and release oxygen)
Algae Bloom (Increase in Photosynthesis)
what causes temputure to increase
Shallow Water
Warm Air Temperature
Water in Direct Sunlight
Thermal Pollution
Runoff from paved surfaces (asphalt)
what causes nitrite to increase
Human and animal waste
Decomposing organic matter
Bacteria during nitrogen cycle
Fertilizers on lawns and crop
what causes ph to decrease
Acidic rainfall
Increased respiration (more carbon dioxide)
Decomposition
what causes conductivity to decrease
Removal of minerals and salts
Remove of fertilizers / acid rain
what cause DO to decrease
Warmer Water
Decrease in Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration (Oxygen being used and Carbon Dioxide Released)
Decomposition (Breaking Down Matter)
what causes tempature to decrease
Deeper Water
Cooler Air Temperature
Water in Shade
what causes nitrite to decrease
plants
what do you want ph to be
what do you want conductivity to be
no drastic changes
do you want DO higher or lower
Higher
do you want temputure higher or lower
lower, but no sudden changes
do you want nitrites higher or lower
lower ofc