Turbidity (again)

More sources on turbidity!

http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/data/BACT/info/Turb.html
Explains the sources of murky water/how it happens. Also explains a lot about how to measure turbidity as well.

http://www.omega.com/techref/ph-6.html
An article that explains turbidity and how it is measured. Also explains turbidity in more scientific terms.

http://www.water.ncsu.edu/watershedss/info/turbid.html
Yay more turbidity! Oh, and some sources and other stuff. It seems like a lot of the sites are repeating themselves so yeah.

Colloid!

Well, I found a website that explains colloid!

What it refers to is one substance suspended in another, kinda like how the erosion from rocks and stuff gets suspended in lakes and cause fish to die. It all is coming together...

http://www.mpikg.mpg.de/kc/what_is_a_colloid

T-T-Turbidity!

Ok, so here is my first resource for our water project. The prompt of it is:
What is meant by the term "turbidity?" Define "colloid" and explain how it relates to turbidity. Include reasons why turbidity is included in water quality testing. Be specific on what particles contribute to turbidity.

The idea of turbidity, as explained in this website (http://waterontheweb.org/under/waterquality/turbidity.html) is that turbidity basically means how clear the water is. The more Total Suspended Solid, the more turbidity and the murkier the water. What makes the water murky can be a multitude of things, from phytoplankton, to different forms of erosion. More turbidity causes less fertility rates and more stress on fish. If the turbidity of the water gets bad enough, it can even cause deaths. Great website, and don't worry, it has a lot more than I just simply explained!

All righty, off to more homework shtuff.

DDT

Here is information on DDT
http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=90

Also, I was able to finish up the script. (Yay me!) Although, I'm not quite sure how my group will react. Oh well, we'll just have to wait and see!

Oh, and Heroes was THE BOMB!!! Hiro is an absolute playa, and Peter is too, and the Haitian is BACK! Although, I still have oodles of questions! (OMG @ Claire too!)
Hope you all will start watching soon!

Genetic Mutations and Borders and Heroes, Oh MY!

All right, I just want to spent some time doing a random post.

So, the other day while I was sitting in church, I was throwing around the whole playing God idea with our new bits and pieces of technology and would it really be wrong to create something that has never been created? Does it go against the 10 commandments? But then again, how cool would it be to actually bring to life creatures we have always read in fantasy books? What if fantasy books aren't really about the past and the magic that supposedly occurred way back when, but it is actually the future? Is it possible to genetically mutate a person to the point of receiving super-human abilities like magic, alchemy, and other sorts? Just a few questions. (Please comment if you have any views!)

Now, as for the border patrol. I actually was rather surprised at some of the respect given by classmates, but then again I would suspect nothing less. These guys are trying to make sure we stay safe and that people who aren't suppose to be here stay out. Yes, I understand that illegal immigration has somewhat helped us, but then again, their wasting our cash! If the Mexican government would just please get it together rather than us having to foot the bill for so many people, this whole immigration thing wouldn't be a problem! Also, for those of you who think that the border is not an issue, you should take into consideration the idea of terrorism. I mean, yes, there are plenty of ways to get around the system if you really wanted to be a threat to our country, but at least these guys are taking into consideration one level.

Anyways, now time for HEROES! YAY!

Resources Shyea

I am waaay too tired from the LAN (Yes, I am still having effects from loss of sleep) to provide the details of these pages right now, but I will get to it, I promise!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16764484

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=15327864&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus

http://www.swhydro.arizona.edu/archive/V3_N1/featurette4.pdf
http://www.fda.gov/ora/oasis/ora_oasis_viol.html#2920

ZOMG Heroes!!!

Well I'll be writing this post while the commercials of Heroes are on. (Yippeee! Doing HW while watching your favorite series!) Anyways, lets get down to some business.

I found three nice blogs, Matt's, Danielle's and Kerstin's. All three of these people have information on my topic. (What effect does natural and synthetic pesticides have on the environment in Baja?) But let me go slightly more in depth.

Matt claims he is the best, and his blog partly proves it. Matt does a really great job of actually taking note of what the websites show, and not just by writing a few sentences. He is able to thoroughly explain each link (without making you become drowsy). Very nice and direct, and even has some pics to explain it better! Great job Matt.

Danielle has a bunch of links. I mean her blog is loaded. Most of her links are about what pesticides do to the human body (she has a link for cancer, a link for general health effects, and even a website from UCSD on synthetic pesticides.) Great stuff, although she isn't as much as a talker on her blog as she is in class.

When you look at Kerstin's blog, you either think, aww, it looks so pretty! or wow, way too much pink. Anyways, Kerstin's website provides even more information on pesticides. Oh, and I don't mean just like pesticides in general, I mean every bit and peice on pesticides. We're talking Herbicides, symptoms, the whole 'shibang.' Kerstin is also a pretty devoted blogger. I sware, she doesn't miss a beat.

Alrighty, so lets talk some more. At the moment, we still do not have an interviewee, however we are certainly working towards it. I called Maura (our contact) and she gave me a person to talk to in San Francisco, as well as told us that in order to personally interview the professor at UCSD that we would have to send her an e-mail that she would forward to Public Affairs. I think that we should deffinitlely do this interview with the person at UCSD if we can, but at the very least we should try to get a phone interview with either our new contact in San Francisco, or the other woman we got in touch with who lives in Baja. In other news, our flash is almost done! Tomorrow I will be showing it to Andrew and William and adding the finishing touches. (I suspect I will be spending the majority of my time tomorrow helping others with their flash. Yay me!)