Nitrate is a very big issue in Alexandria. Dead zones can cause animals to suffocate and die. Alexandria’s natural beauty can be appreciated by everyone, however, dead zones created by high nitrate levels which reduces dissolved oxygen are causing Alexandria’s appeal to decline. A dead zone is an area in water where no aquatic life can […]
Month: March 2017
Finalists!!!!
Ms. Breslin’s 6-period class just made it into the top 10 finalists! We are going to present our project to judges on April 25th. If we win in the local change competition then we will receive a sum of money that will help us create and build rain gardens, and barrels. […]
Improving Nitrate Levels in Alexandria
Our project started when a student did a science project on water quality in Alexandria, our whole class was alarmed by the amounts of nitrate that were in the water. We decided to improve nitrate for the the competition “caring for our watersheds” which our class […]