What is cultural eutrophication

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Assignment:

Pre-laboratory Questions - Answers can be found in the Lab Instructions Background, or in your text.

What is cultural eutrophication?
Why do we test water for nitrates and phosphates?
Where do excess nitrogen and phosphorous come from?
What sites are you choosing to test? Why did you choose these two sites?
According to the Lab Instructions Background, what levels (in ppm) of Nitrogen and Phosphorous are above natural, and can accelerate eutrophication?

Nitrogen level:

Phosphorous level:

Make a hypothesis (educated guess, based on the surrounding area and watershed): For each sample, do you think your result will be above, or below this level? Why?

Discuss human activities in the watershed that might affect the quality of the natural surface water at your test site. Specifically address how humans impacts could affect at least 2 of these: temperature, pH, turbidity, and nitrate and phosphate levels. (See Lab Background for more info.)

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