Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/20/16 (Salt front ~ Hudson RM 83) HARLEM RIVER MILE 1 Ward’s Island on the Harlem River Dinorah Hudson, High School for Math, Science and Engineering @ City College Chris Girgenti, NYC Parks Dept. 60 -10-12th graders, 6 adults 40.79N and 73.92W ITEM Time Reading 1 Reading 2 Comments Weather AM 16 Degrees C 61 F Water Temperature Chemistry Dissolved Oxygen NR pH (color match test NR strips) Salinity hydrometer AM 23 ppt – Phosphate test strips NR Nitrate test Strips NR NR Turbidity NR Tides NR Current Fish Catch Number Species Length of – caught largest 133 Atlantic DIV 3 Silverside TOTALS 135 1 Striped Bass 1 Northern Kingfish 1 Atlantic Tomcod 1 Porgie 1 Grass Shrimp Macro Invertebrates 4 Blue Crab 9 Hermit Crab Sediment Core Length Properties Common Abundant
Day in the Life of the Hudson River 10/20/16 (Salt front ~ Hudson RM 83) HARLEM RIVER MILE 1 Ward’s Island on the Harlem River Dinorah Hudson, High School for Math, Science and Engineering @ City College Chris Girgenti, NYC Parks Dept. 60 -10-12th graders, 6 adults 40.79N and 73.92W ITEM Time Reading 1 Reading 2 Comments Weather Water Temperature AM 16 Degrees C 61 F Chemistry Dissolved Oxygen NR pH (color match test strips) NR Salinity – hydrometer AM 23 ppt Phosphate test strips NR Nitrate test Strips NR Turbidity NR Tides NR Current NR Fish Catch – Number caught Species Length of largest 133 Atlantic Silverside DIV 3 TOTALS 135 1 Striped Bass 1 Northern Kingfish 1 Atlantic Tomcod 1 Porgie Macro Invertebrates 1 Grass Shrimp 4 Blue Crab 9 Hermit Crab Sediment Core Length Properties Common Abundant
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