Water quality tests

 

1. Nitrates- The test on nitrates is performed to see how many nitrates is in the water. Nitrates are a primary plant nutrient. Howver, excess nitrates causes algae bloom which decreeses the water quality.                                                                                                                                        
2. Ph- Ph is the measure of hydrogen in a sample. Most organisims live between 5.5 to 9.5  
3. Conductivity- Conductivity is trhe waters ability to conduct electricity, it shows how much dissolved salt is in a sample
4.   
   Turbidity- Referes to water clarity, it helps see how much "junk" is floating in the water.  
5. DOC- (dissolved Oxygen content) This is the most important thing to test for the more oxyegen the better, organisms need to breath too. the colder the water the more oxygen per ppm.
6. 
   Temperature- Most aquatic live between 0-32 celcious. Rapid change in temperature can cause the organisms to stress. Plus the warmer the water the less DOC
 
7. Alkalinity- is the waters ability to nutrilize acids, if the water is unable to do this then the water will be come acidic and stress the organisms and possible kill them.  
8. E. Coli- E. Coli is an indicator species and is from the intestines of warm bodied organisms. Most strains or harmless, however, they can indicate that other harmful pathogens are present.  

 

Anti mountaintop removal

     Most people believe that mountaintop removal is a horrid thing that is defacing mother earth. Some of the problems that local communities have with this method of mining include, but not limited to, water, air, and noise pollution. All of these types of pollution can lead t o serious medical problems that could even result in death. Blasting can be harmful to the surrounding communities and has even been known to kill. The harmful dust and coal particles that are in the air can then stay suspended in the air for days harming the miners and the community. The dust goes into the lungs which leads to upper respiratory problems which can harm people for the rest of there live. MTR also forces some to move from their homes, the blasting sites can be to close, or they move to try and save their health.

     When mine companies blast the MRT sites then the compacted becomes loose and the dirt cannot go back from where they got it. The over lay then goes into a valley and fills in streams and kills the natural flora and fauna. The companies claim to reclaim the land, but if it is even done the right way the mountain can never be the same. The biodiversity of the location is destroyed and will more than likely never return. So as you can see the mountaintop removal is not good for anyone involved, it hurts the environment and people, no good can come from this unless you are lining your pockets.







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Favoring Mountaintop Mining

 

 

 

Mountaintop removal has it's pros and cons. Most
people don't believe in the pros, however, there are a few out there. Moutaintop removal provides well paying jobs for the miner that work in them. Surface mining is also cheeper to do than under ground mining, making it cheeper for the customers.















Mountaintop removal is also safer than under ground mining methods because there is less risk of cave ins and being trapped.














 Mountain top removal can also help communities economically by turning mountains into usable land for development, typically for golf courses or schools.






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