Testing Water Quality and Safety in Local Springs

The project aims to assess the water quality of local springs originating from South Mountain, determining if the water is safe to drink or contaminated with coliform bacteria over the course of a year.. The study involves collecting water samples from two sites near the campus: Tomstown Pump and Traveler's Spring. In this analysis, water from both springs were tested for the presence of Escherichia coli, and evaluated as whether there was enough bacteria present to deem the water unsafe for drinking. The study concluded that, at certain time points, coliforms were present at both sources but did not correlate to rainfall or temperature.

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Work Title Testing Water Quality and Safety in Local Springs
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Creators
  1. Yara Amleh
  2. Natalie Hill
  3. Faith Simpson
Keyword
  1. Penn State Mont Alto Academic Festival 2024
  2. Undergraduate Research
License CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)
Work Type Poster
Acknowledgments
  1. Faculty Mentors: Edward Hipkiss & Linghao Zhong
Publication Date April 19, 2024
Related URLs
  1. https://montalto.psu.edu/academics/festival
Deposited April 11, 2024

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    April 11, 2024 11:01 by tlr15

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    Keyword
    • Penn State Mont Alto Academic Festival 2024, Undergraduate Research
    Related URLs
    • https://montalto.psu.edu/academics/festival
    Description
    • The project aims to assess the water quality of local springs originating from South Mountain, determining if the water is safe to drink or contaminated with coliform bacteria over the course of a year.. The study involves collecting water samples from two sites near the campus: Tomstown Pump and Traveler's Spring. In this analysis, water from both springs were tested for the presence of Escherichia coli, and evaluated as whether there was enough bacteria present to deem the water unsafe for drinking. The study concluded that, at certain time points, coliforms were present at both sources but did not correlate to rainfall or temperature.
    Publication Date
    • 2024-04-19
  • Updated Acknowledgments Show Changes

    April 11, 2024 11:02 by tlr15

    Acknowledgments
    • Faculty Mentors: Ed Hipkiss & Linghao Zhong
  • Added Creator Yara Amleh

    April 11, 2024 11:02 by tlr15

  • Added Creator Natalie Marie Hill

    April 11, 2024 11:02 by tlr15

  • Added Creator Faith Simpson

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  • Added Testing Water Quality and Safety in Local Springs.pdf

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  • Updated Acknowledgments, License Show Changes

    April 11, 2024 11:03 by tlr15

    Acknowledgments
    • Faculty Mentors: Ed Hipkiss & Linghao Zhong
    • Faculty Mentors: Edward Hipkiss & Linghao Zhong
    License
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • Published

    April 11, 2024 11:03 by tlr15

  • Updated

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  • Renamed Creator Natalie Hill Show Changes

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    • Natalie Marie Hill
    • Natalie Hill