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An Investigation into the water quality of the River Banwell in
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An Investigation into the water quality of the River Banwell in Wick St Lawrence Content * Introduction Pages 3 to 6 * Case Study Pages 6 to 10 * Introduction Continued Pages 10 to 15 * Hypothesis Page 16 * Equipment Page 16 to 17 * Method Page 17 to 20 * Preliminary experiment, results and evaluation Page 20 to 22 * Aim: The aim of the investigation is to test the water quality by working out levels or quantities of indicator species, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, ammonium, temperature and pH. Samples will be taken down stream to come to a conclusion whether or not the river is polluted. The results will be compared to ones taken by the Environment agency to come to a conclusion. Introduction: Why is water quality important? Approximately 97% of the Earths surface is water, including in the solid state, ice. About 0.06% of this fresh water is found in ground water sources eg, aquifers. Only a small percentage, about 0.01% is contained...
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