Perrysburg HS Environmental Club
Perrysburg HS Environmental Club
Perrysburg HS Environmental Club
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<strong>Perrysburg</strong> High School<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
Maumee River Watershed<br />
Madeline Horvat, Wakanene Kamau,<br />
Mengzhen Yin
Testing Sites, Maumee River,<br />
<strong>Perrysburg</strong> OH<br />
Site 2<br />
Site 1<br />
Flow
•130 river miles<br />
•3,942 miles of streams<br />
•4.2 million acre watershed<br />
•6,600 square miles
100<br />
Maumee River Site Comparison<br />
Upstream<br />
Downstream<br />
80<br />
Q-Values<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
TEMP TURB DO BOD-5 pH PO4 NO3 FECAL E. coli<br />
Upstream 90 31 88 88.5 90 86 71 14 40<br />
Downstream 90 37.5 95 64 90 60 67 13 33<br />
Water Quality Parameters
Analysis<br />
• General Findings<br />
– Q‐values decrease downstream<br />
– Water quality decreases downstream (2 miles)<br />
– Waste water treatment plant outfall in between<br />
sites
Testing Sites, Maumee River,<br />
<strong>Perrysburg</strong> OH<br />
Waste Water<br />
Treatment Plant<br />
Site 2<br />
Site 1<br />
Flow
Relevance<br />
•Proposed recreational trail<br />
connecting sites<br />
•Increased health hazard to trail<br />
users<br />
Proposed Trail
Follow up<br />
• Conduct further studies<br />
• Present findings to city council<br />
• Encourage legislative action
Special Thanks to:<br />
• Matt Horvat, TMACOG<br />
• Beatrice Miringu, City of Toledo Env. Services<br />
• Mrs. Ray <strong>Perrysburg</strong> <strong>HS</strong><br />
• River House Arts<br />
– (for a warm place to perform chemical tests)<br />
• All the Sponsors
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