Publication Year
2013
Abstract
Using existing experimental data taken over a period of roughly 12 years that documents the concentrations of dieldrin levels in the environment and fatty tissue of the fish, we construct a model of the total dieldrin concentration decline. Comparisons between the experimental data and speculative data can be made using calculus and elements of statistics in order to better understand the movement of dieldrin in the reservoir. Because of the potentially harmful exposure effects of dieldrin to humans as well as the environment, it is important to be able to predict when stability has been restored to the ecosystem.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Jeremy
(2013)
"Study of Dieldrin in Coralville Reservoir,"
Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two:
Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/2326-3652.5.1.6
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol5/iss1/6
Included in
Environmental Chemistry Commons, Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Mathematics Commons, Water Resource Management Commons
Advisors:
Thomas Bieske, Mathematics and Statistics
Scott Campbell, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
Problem Suggested By:
Scott Campbell
