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Author	Imfeld, Isabel T., 1972-
Title	Effect of a Dog Park on Water Quality in an Adjacent River
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Abstract	As dog parks increase in popularity across the country, concerns arise from town officials when dog parks are proposed near water bodies such as lakes and streams. With the large number of different pathogens found in dog feces, a realistic health concern exists if feces from the dog park contaminate the water. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a popular dog exercise area in Southbury, CT, with 457 meters of direct access to the Pomperaug River, influences the physical and microbial characteristics of the river. Water was sampled from two locations, one area upstream from the dog park and the other area at the downstream boundary of the dog park. Physical characteristics of temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and oxygen saturation were measured with a handheld meter directly at the site, while turbidity and total suspended solids were measured in the laboratory with water collected from each site. Additional water samples were collected at each location in sterile collection bottles to determine levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the water. Results showed that although large differences existed between wet and dry conditions, there were no significant differences for most physical characteristics or microbial water quality between the upstream and downstream locations. A small but significant difference in oxygen saturation during dry conditions could be attributed to variation in natural conditions between the upstream and downstream locations. These results indicate that a well managed and popular dog exercise area, like the Southbury Dog Park, can exist adjacent to a water body without affecting the quality of the aquatic ecosystem or posing a microbial health concern for human recreational use.
Notes	"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Biology."; Thesis advisor: Clayton Penniman.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-61).
Subject	Parks for dogs--Environmental aspects--Connecticut--Pomperaug River. Water quality--Connecticut--Pomperaug River.
Software	System requirements: PC and World Wide Web browser.
Language	eng
Date of Publication	2012.
OCLC number	828858431
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