Investigating Stormwater Parameters from Runoff on East Tennessee State University Campus
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Joseph R. Bidwell
Mentor Home Department
Biological Sciences
Short Abstract
This study investigated stormwater chemistry parameters at collection sites on the East Tennessee State University campus. Additionally, acute toxicity of stormwater samples was investigated through 48-h bioassays with Daphnia magna. Water chemistry and toxicity analyses were conducted across multiple rain events and over a six-hour time course of an individual rain event. The data collected in the study suggests that there were no pollutant surges at the collection sites and that D. manga survival was not affected by the contaminants.
Category
Science and Technology
Start Date
24-4-2023 2:00 PM
End Date
24-4-2023 2:15 PM
Location
D.P. Culp Center Room 219
Investigating Stormwater Parameters from Runoff on East Tennessee State University Campus
D.P. Culp Center Room 219
This study investigated stormwater chemistry parameters at collection sites on the East Tennessee State University campus. Additionally, acute toxicity of stormwater samples was investigated through 48-h bioassays with Daphnia magna. Water chemistry and toxicity analyses were conducted across multiple rain events and over a six-hour time course of an individual rain event. The data collected in the study suggests that there were no pollutant surges at the collection sites and that D. manga survival was not affected by the contaminants.