Stream chemistry is delicate, yet a healthy stream is essential to the ecology of the stream and the organisms depending in it. Alkalinity, total water hardness, and quantification of ions and metals are four analyses that provide direct insight into the chemistry of streams. The changes in these analyses can be monitored over a period of years with samples collected during different seasons. The Mountain Valley Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline that is being installed in Roanoke County, Virginia and is the main focus of this research. The overall objective is to monitor surrounding streams and how they are affected by its installment. At this point two baseline data sets have been collected, fall 2018 and spring 2019. The alkalinity and total hardness tests were determined through titrimetric procedures. Ion Chromatography gave results quantifying anions in the stream water. Fluoride, chloride, nitrate, and sulfate were found in the samples; however, phosphate, bromide, and nitrite were not found in the baseline samples. The last analysis is Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), in which results showed only four of the eight metals analyzed appeared in the baseline stream samples.

Mountain Valley Pipeline’s impact on the water chemistry of surrounding streams

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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