Explore and Restore Maryland Streams
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Other Water Chemistry Resources
- Investigating Water Quality - Chemical Water Sampling Tests from The Global Water Sampling Project – background information, testing procedures, and expected test result ranges
for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, phosphates,
biological oxygen demand, carbon dioxide, turbidity, coliform bacteria,
and macroinvertebrates.
- World Water Monitoring Challenge
– Includes guides, lesson plans and data sheets from Project WET on
water quality testing and monitoring. See the links provided under
Biological Assessment – these include chemical testing as well.
- Montgomery County Public Schools Stream / Pond Study: Students
investigate the local watershed and work in groups to assess the
health of a nearby stream or pond using various indicators. Stream study lesson plan, data collection sheet (includes chemical and physical parameters), and macroinvertebrate identification key from Save Our Streams.