The Affect of Different Irrigation Types on Dwarf Green Sugar Peas

School Name

Chapin High School

Grade Level

12th Grade

Presentation Topic

Environmental Science

Presentation Type

Non-Mentored

Abstract

In April of 2023, 2000 Gallons of Sewage was lost to Lake Murray. Sewage Contains many harmful particles and chemicals including heavy metals. Due to the growing number of residents on Lake Murray who also draw water for irrigation purposes and have a garden, contamination of fruits and vegetables grown in these gardens could be contaminated. Thus, This study proposes the question to what extent is there causation between the usage of different water sources such as Lake Murray water, tap water, hose water, and fridge water, for irrigation in a home garden and levels of heavy metal contamination in Pisum sativum cv. (dwarf grey sugar pea pods) in Chapin, South Carolina? First, all of the plants were grown from seed and irrigated with their respective water type. Then, data regarding the height and number of leaves was collected every couple of weeks. When the plants fruited and pea pods finished growing, they were collected and analyzed for heavy metals using Clemson University’s extension services. Water used to irrigate the plants was also collected and analyzed for heavy metals to be compared to the heavy metals that showed up in the plants. The heavy metal data was analyzed using a one-predictor linear regression test. It was found that although there wasn’t a high level of significance, the plants irrigated with Lake Water had a higher level of heavy metals. The height and number of leaves was analyzed using an anova test.

Location

RITA 154

Start Date

3-23-2024 9:00 AM

Presentation Format

Oral and Written

Group Project

No

COinS
 
Mar 23rd, 9:00 AM

The Affect of Different Irrigation Types on Dwarf Green Sugar Peas

RITA 154

In April of 2023, 2000 Gallons of Sewage was lost to Lake Murray. Sewage Contains many harmful particles and chemicals including heavy metals. Due to the growing number of residents on Lake Murray who also draw water for irrigation purposes and have a garden, contamination of fruits and vegetables grown in these gardens could be contaminated. Thus, This study proposes the question to what extent is there causation between the usage of different water sources such as Lake Murray water, tap water, hose water, and fridge water, for irrigation in a home garden and levels of heavy metal contamination in Pisum sativum cv. (dwarf grey sugar pea pods) in Chapin, South Carolina? First, all of the plants were grown from seed and irrigated with their respective water type. Then, data regarding the height and number of leaves was collected every couple of weeks. When the plants fruited and pea pods finished growing, they were collected and analyzed for heavy metals using Clemson University’s extension services. Water used to irrigate the plants was also collected and analyzed for heavy metals to be compared to the heavy metals that showed up in the plants. The heavy metal data was analyzed using a one-predictor linear regression test. It was found that although there wasn’t a high level of significance, the plants irrigated with Lake Water had a higher level of heavy metals. The height and number of leaves was analyzed using an anova test.