Water Quality and Contamination

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Water quality and contamination SCI 207: Dependence of man on the environment 7 April 2014 Water Quality and Contamination Introduction Body Paragraph #1 - Background: All of mankind relies on potable public or private drinking water supply to survive. “Testing of water quality on a regular basis is, therefore, an important part of maintaining a safe and reliable source” (Borah, Bhuyan, & Sarma, 2010). As stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), “Catastrophic events can result in periods of very degraded source water quality and greatly decreased efficiency in many processes, or even system failure, greatly increasing the likelihood of a disease outbreak (2011). Body Paragraph # 2 - Objective: The purpose of this study is to show the importance of having a uncontaminated water supply. People may contract serious illnesses or even worse, die from drinking contaminated water. Body Paragraph # 3 - Hypotheses: If oil is dumped on the ground, then the groundwater below will not contain traces of oil. If vinegar is dumped on the ground, then the groundwater below will be contaminated with vinegar. If laundry detergent is dumped on the ground, then the groundwater below will be contaminated with laundry detergent. If water mixed with soil is passed through a filtration system, then it will emerge free of soil. If the three water sources are tested for chemical contaminants, then tap water will have the highest concentration and Figi water the lowest concentration of contaminants. Materials and Methods Body Paragraph # 1: For experiment 1, four beakers were filled with 100 mL of water. Vegetable oil, vinegar, and laundry detergent were each mixed into a beaker and the observations were recorded. Next, cheesecloth was used to like the funnel and 60 mL of soil was placed into

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