Abstract

Abstract

**Looking at the water quality of Westlake and analyzing the effect it has on the West Lake habitat. ** We were divided into 3 subtopics. One group looked at the chemicals in Westlake, analyzing the Nitrate, Phosphate, Ammonium, pH, and Turbidity levels. One person looked at the density of the Westlake water, and the final person interviewed the local community to see what they thought about the pollution in Westlake and where it came from. We applied our findings to how it affects Westlake and its habitats by doing further research; also comparing our data to published data from 1969. Before experimentations we hypothesized that the lake would be unsuitable for aquatic life as there was a lot of garbage on the surface of the lake, and we believed this would hinder the quality of life within the lake. We found, after further research, that there are certain limits that aquatic life and plants can survive in; and that the levels of chemicals and density that we found were within these published limits. Therefore we concluded that the water of Westlake is a suitable for sustaining life.