Mortality Rate Lab

Since the mortality rate on table 1 shows a higher mortality rate of the fish, the main and probably cause of the respiratory problems with the fish are due to the concentration of iron in the water. The final outcome was not exactly as I had predicted at the beginning of this lab. I had predicted the the main causes were lead and iron. While lead does contribute to the mortality rate of the fish, it is not nearly as high or significant as the mortality rate of the fish due to iron. This case study was important because it provided very detailed information and was able to give reliable results and was able to pin point a leading cause to problem, which in this experiment was the respiratory problems with the fish.