Downstream of Graffiti bridge : Sand Creek

Starkville, Mississippi, United States

Observed by
Madison Gnoose

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

E.coli cfu per 100mL What's this? 16,933.33
Average sample of:
  1. 15200
  2. 20800
  3. 14800
Other coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 25,000.0
Average sample of:
  1. 25000
  2. 25000
  3. 25000
Total coliform cfu per 100mL What's this? 41,933.33
Average sample of:
  1. 40200
  2. 45800
  3. 39800
Air temperature °C What's this? 25.0
Incubation time (hours) What's this? 39.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 23.0
Incubation temperature °C What's this? 31.0

Microplastics

Film What's this?
Fragments What's this?
Microbeads What's this?
Microfibers What's this?

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Sunny partly cloudy. Rained ~1 hour prior to sampling, but no rain while sampling.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Heavy rain within 24 hours prior to sampling.

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Notes

This observation took place just after a heavy storm, a weather condition we haven't sampled under before at this site. The water was higher than usual, but it lowered throughout our sampling. There were also A LOT of coliforms on the plates.