eureka springs emerging water contaminant test
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Eureka Springs Emerging Water Contaminant Test. Environmental Geology Instructor - Paul Lowrey Team Members: Jason Tufts Kurt McAfee Ivan Albarran. Introduction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Eureka Springs Emerging Water Contaminant Test
Environmental GeologyInstructor -Paul Lowrey
Team Members: Jason Tufts
Kurt McAfee Ivan Albarran
IntroductionWe observed and documented the USGS while they took water samples from seven springs and one surface water source in Eureka Springs. The USGS was testing for water contaminants such as hormones, steroids, and pharmaceuticals
Map Of Tested Springs
EUREKA SPRINGS HISTORY•Native America•Civil War•Victorian era
Native America Before the arrival of Europeans to Eureka
Springs, Native Americans believed the springs to have healing powers.
Several legends and stories of the Springs and there magical powers have been passed down; Legends of a miraculous healing spring
Civil War Dr. Alvah Jackson
1856 Basin Spring cave hospital
“Dr. Jacksons Eye Water”
Victorian Era A magical
reputation Population in
1881- 10,000 Present day
population - 2,350
Overview • Contacted Eureka Springs Parks and Springs committee and USGS• Maintain open communication with team Members and USGS • Create informative video on the
water testing process•Took video and still photos of the
testing process
Service to the Community
To give the public information on local water pollution through video footage on YouTube
Community Contacts Bruce Levine-
Director Of Eureka Springs Parks and Springs Committee [email protected]
Susan Bolyard- USGS [email protected]
Dr. Phillip D. Hays- Hydrologist USGS [email protected]
Field Lab
Curriculum•Ground water contaminants•Effluent water quality•Karst Terrain•GPS use•GIS use
Technology GPS GIS Digital cameras Digital video cameras Digital video editing software
iMovie 09’ Apeture Quakemaster Final Cut Pro
Skills Obtained Team Individual Technology Communication Organizational
Methodology Made contact with USGS Documented USGS while they tested the water Edited video and put on
YouTube Made Webpage Made GIS map of tested
springs
Division of Labor Jason- Contacts/Power Point/Photos/GPS Ivan- Video footage and
editing/GIS/Photos Kurt- History/PowerPoint/Photos
Pump and Filter
Project Results Website Video Map of tested Springs Personal Experience
Acknowledgements• Dr. Phillip Hays -USGS
• Susan Boyland- USGS
• Reed Green- USGS
• Tim Kresse-USGS
• Roger Miller- AEDQ
• Bruce Levine- Eureka Springs Parks and Springs Committee
• Paul Lowrey- Environmental Geology Instructor
• C. Dianne Phillips- EMPACTS Facilitator
• John Coleman- Computer Info Instructor