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Final Lab Report

Nathan A. Saiz
SCI 207/ ACN1607H
Professor Ty Hoffman
March 14, 2016

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Abstract

The quality of our water is an increasing concern with the earths exploding population.
From oil spills to illegal waste contamination in the water available for drinking is rising as well
as its quality leading to growing concerns over water shortages and water-borne illnesses. These
experiments were performed to understand a) the ease, or lack thereof, trying to filter and clean
groundwater. As well as the use of a filter to help remove bacteria and other contaminants from
the water, and be able to control the impurities contained within faucet and many different types
of bottled waters on the market being used till this day.
Vinegar, oil, and liquid laundry detergent had been combined with 100 milliliters of
water, were then strained with cheesecloth that was layered with soil to examine the effects of
residues found in soil as well as drinking water for the primary experiment, and results had been
discovered that support a conclusion that any contaminant being introduced in our drinking water
that can still have remnants. For experiment number two, a filter was built out of the sand,
activated charcoal and a layer of gravel placed into the funnel that has the cheesecloth, then the
tap water that had been poured on top of the soil passed filtered through it and then the addition
of bleach chemical to the rest of the liquid in order to sterilize it. The results of this experiment
appeared to show that using a filtration and purification allowed tainted water to be cleaned and
rendered safe for drinking. The third experiment consisted of the examination of groundwater
and two different types of pre-packaged waters to find the various contaminants it may have and
appeared to show that filtered water is the best, as well as the result that not all of these prepackaged filtered bottles of waters are considered equally decontaminated.
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Water quality and pollution is an essential issue needing the study for the advantage of
mankind. By USGS Water Science School (2014), "Water is of real significance to every living
thing; in a few living beings, up to 90% of their body weight originates from the water. Up to
60% of the human grown-up body is water" (pp. 1). People contribute significantly to water
contamination, through synthetic spills, illicit dumping of burning or toxic substances, or
straightforward overflow from homes and ranches. This uncontrolled arrival of unfiltered and
untreated water is negative to groundwater, in light of the fact that "99% of the [Earth's] water is
made basically out of salt water... because of the high costs included in changing saltwater into
freshwater, the Earth's populace gets by off the under 1% of freshwater accessible. People
acquire freshwater from either surface water or groundwater" (Lab 2 Manual, 2012, p. 23-24) B.
The goal of this investigation was to see the effect on soil and water quality through
exhibiting the effect that normal family contaminants have on water and soil, the capacity to sift
through contaminants from said water, and what contaminants exist inside of faucet water from
fixtures, and additionally what might exist in filtered water.
Hypothesis
For the principal investigation, the speculation was that an) oil would not really taint the
water, as oil and water don't blend, b) vinegar would sully the water, since vinegar diffuses all
through water, prompting significant filtration being expected to uproot it, and c) clothing
cleanser is additionally a chemical that breaks up all through water, prompting real mediation to
evacuate it.
In the second investigation, the speculation was that detergent would not be a powerful
filtration strategy, as it deserts itself in the water as a taste or smell, and in addition being
staggeringly harsh. Alum is a compound flocculant, implying that it ties particles of solids into

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piece structure, expelling it from free-skimming through the water that is being dealt with. Rock,
in huge sums, can be an adequate method for filtration. Sand is adroit at catching strong particles
in itself. Charcoal is likewise a satisfactory strategy for filtration, as it traps particles, in this way
expelling them from the water. These layered into a filtration framework, with bleach to
complete the purging procedure, then again, ought to be sufficient to disinfect the water to be ok
to drink in a crisis
For the third examination, the speculation was that the Dasani filtered water may contain
a minimal measure of contaminants as it was a separated water. The faucet water would contain
the most measure of contaminants as it was water out of an unfiltered framework, and there
might possibly have been metals and contaminants in the channels.

Experiment One
The materials required for examination one were: eight 250 milliliters measuring utensil,
240 mL of soil, ten milliliters of vegetable oil, vinegar, and fluid clothing cleanser, a 100
milliliter receptacle, a pipe, a cheesecloth, water, and scissors, and in addition an indelible
marker to number each 250 milliliter container with, and 3 wooden mix sticks.
In this analysis, to begin, we numbered, one through eight, each 250-milliliter measuring
utensil, then filled receptacles one through four with 100 milliliters of water. Taking after this
stride, we recorded perceptions of measuring utensil one's water, paying consideration on
shading and smell. At that point, we included ten milliliters of oil, vinegar, and clothing cleanser
to measuring utensils two through four, recording perceptions.
Following these strides, we cut the bit of cheesecloth into five pieces, sparing one piece
for analysis two, then collapsed every bit of cheesecloth until it was four layers thick, and coated

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the pipe with it. In this manner, we apportioned sixty milliliters of soil and place it into the pipe.
Reviving this rough channel every time, we emptied receptacles one through four into measuring
utensils five through eight, for one moment every, recording perceptions for every exchange.

Table 1: Water Observations (Smell, Color, Etc.)

Beaker

Observations

The water clear with no odor

The oil floated to top cloudy no

odor

The water smelled like vinegar

with some cloudiness

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Bubbles from the laundry

detergent had formed and
remained at the top. Had strong
odor

The water is brownish with a

light dirty smell

The water was brownish with

some soil at the bottom with a
little oil

The water was a little brown

vinegar smell with little particles
at the bottom

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The water was brownish with

more particles than #5,6, and 7
still had a dirty smell and was
cloudy

Experiment Two
In test two, the materials required were 100 milliliters of fertilized soil, two 250 milliliter
containers, two 100 milliliter measuring utensils, forty milliliters of sand, twenty milliliters of
initiated charcoal, sixty milliliters of rock, ten grams of alum, a pipe, cheesecloth, dye, a
stopwatch, and water.
Putting 100 milliliters of soil into the 250-milliliter measuring glass, we then filled the
receptacle to the 200-milliliter imprint with water. Fifteen times, we poured the arrangement
between both 250 milliliter receptacles. In the wake of doing as such, we poured ten milliliters of
the "sullied" water into one of the 100-milliliter containers and put it aside. Taking after this
stride, we then included ten grams of alum to the dirt arrangement in the 250-milliliter measuring
glass, mixing gradually for two minutes with a wooden mix stick, after which, we put the
receptacle aside for fifteen minutes.
While holding up, we flushed out the unfilled 250-milliliter container, then place the pipe
in. As in examination one, we collapsed a bit of cheesecloth into something 4 layers thick and set
it in the pipe. Next, we layered forty milliliters of sand, then twenty milliliters of actuated
charcoal, then forty milliliters of rock into the channel. To make the rough channel settle, we
filled and depleted the pipe five times, then put the pipe in the mouth of the 250-milliliter

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measuring glass, and permitted it to sit for five minutes. We then purged the receptacle of the
remaining waste.
Without aggravating its substance, we took the "debased" receptacle of soil arrangement,
and poured around 75% of it through the channel, permitting it to deplete for five minutes. In the
wake of doing as such, we contrasted it with the ten-milliliter specimen taken already, observing
smell. We took the channel out of the measuring glass, and included a couple drops of dye to the
now separated water, then mixed for one moment gradually. Subsequent to doing as such, we
contrasted the treated water with the ten-milliliter specimen and took perceptions.
Experiment Three
For test three, Dasani and Fiji filtered water were required, and additionally smelling
salts, chloride, 4 in 1, phosphate, and iron test strips. Also, we require three 250 milliliter
containers, an indelible marker, a stopwatch, para-film, pipettes, three foil parcels of decreasing
powder, and faucet water.
The first thing done was to name each of three measuring glasses as containing Dasani,
Fiji, and tap waters, including 100 milliliters of every sort of water into every receptacle. We
utilized the test segments of every kind to gauge every sort of water.
Table 2: Ammonia Test Results
Table 2: Ammonia Test Results
Water Sample
Tap Water
Dasani Bottled Water
Fiji Bottled Water

Test Results
0 no ammonia
0 no ammonia
0 no ammonia

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Ammonia test strips were first set in the water for thirty seconds, moving it all over
enthusiastically. The strip was perused following thirty seconds that had passed after expulsion
from the water. Contingent upon shading, perceptions were recording on the imperative reporting
structure. Chloride test strips were done next. We completely drenched the test strip for one
minute, then, following one moment, decided the shading push that nearest related to our
outcomes. We then entered our information into the proper structure.
Table 3: Chloride Test Results
Water Sample
Tap Water
Dasani Bottled Water
Fiji Bottled Water

Test Results
Approximately 500
Did not see a change on strip 0
Was no change to strip 0

When utilizing the 4 as a part of 1 test strips, we plunged the test strip for five seconds,
utilizing a delicate forward and backward movement. After evacuation, we sat tight for twenty
seconds, then contrasted our outcomes and the suitable shading section.

Table 4: 4 in 1 Test Results

5

Total
Alkalinity
120

Total
Chlorine
0.2

Total
Hardness
50

40

180

Water Sample

pH

Tap Water
Dasani Bottled
Water
Fiji
Bottled
Water

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For the phosphate test strips, we plunged them into the water for five seconds, then,
following forty-five seconds, we read the outcomes, coordinating it to the fitting shading name.
Table 5: Phosphate Test Results
Water Sample
Tap Water
Dasani Bottled Water
Fiji Bottled Water

Test Results
Had shown 10 parts per million
Results were 25 parts per million
Came out to be 50 parts per million

Finally, we expelled seventy milliliters of water from every measuring glass, after which,
we included the lessening powder, covering every container with a bit of para-film and shaking
energetically for fifteen seconds. Subsequent to doing as such, we plunged the iron test strips for
five seconds, moving it quickly inside of the receptacle. Following ten seconds, we watched our
outcomes, coordinating them with fitting explanations, and recorded our outcomes.

Table 6: Iron Test Results

Water Sample
Tap Water
Dasani Bottled Water
Fiji Bottled Water

Test Results
0.10
0
0

Results
The consequences of this trial were: for measuring utensil one, drab water that noticed
somewhat of minerals. For measuring glass two, there was a layer of oil over the highest point of
the water that framed when the beads of oil halted in the wake of mixing. For container three, the
water possessed an aroma similar to vinegar and was dismal. For measuring glass four, the water
was dry, with a foamy head, and possessed a scent reminiscent of clothing cleanser. For
measuring utensil five, the water was colored by the dirt and possessed an aroma similar to dirt
and dust. For measuring utensil six, the dirt was oily, the water was sloppy, and a slight measure

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of oil was in the water. For measuring utensil seven, both the dirt and water possessed an aroma
similar to vinegar, and the water was sloppy. For measuring glass eight, the dirt and water
possessed an aroma similar to laundry detergent, the dirt itself was oily and sudsy, and the water
had a slight showing of suds, and, in addition, being sloppy.

Context
Filtered water is unquestionably and/or more with regards to water quality. Filtered water
organizations don't as a matter, of course, needs to advise people in general of their water
sources, nor of their techniques for filtration. According to consumer reports, "cleaned faucet
water is the wellspring of 49 percent of filtered water created in the U.S." (Consumer Reports,
2011, pp. 4). In country zones, simply including a tapping channel can frequently enhance the
nature of good water. "In spots gashed by destitution, the issue is frequently an absence of
framework wells, channels, contamination controls, and frameworks for cleaning water" (Turk
and Bensel, 2014, Ch. 5.4, pp. 16). The arrangement is staggeringly self-evident: profit to
enhance said framework so that those who are a piece of provincial groups will have admittance
to clean water.
The variables inside of these analyzes comprise of the kind of oil, vinegar, and clothing
cleanser, the nature of materials utilized as a part of the rough channel of investigation two, and
the capacity to depict between hues for the aftereffects of the test portions of examination three.
Likewise, for analysis three, there is the variable of the faucet water, itself the funnels can differ
uncontrollably in material, development quality, and/or what is inside of the dividers of said
channels, and additionally the precision of the timing of every test strip's submersion, and the

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period of time spent shaking the measuring utensils subsequent to including the iron diminishing
specialists.
For test one, sending tests of the same oil, vinegar, and laundry detergent inside the
required lab unit may diminish variables enough to accomplish comparative results for every one
of those endeavoring the examination. For test two, there could be pre-formed squares of
cheesecloth, to take into consideration a more uniform experimentation. For a future emphasis of
test three, one may ensure that it is cool outside in order to bring down the temperature inside of
the funnels (as warmth can regularly make contaminants be discharged from the dividers of the
channel, yet when it is cool, the contaminants re-attach, uprooting some amount of them); one
could likewise make a point to make a contraption that will raise and lower the strips in the
meantime, appended to a clock.
The eventual outcomes of this test were that the water was, by and large, clear, with no
soil, no definite smell, even after filtration.

The outcomes from test three were that the fixture water was the most contaminated,
with the Fiji water running a close-by second, and the Dasani water was the purest.

For the main test, the theory was that an) oil would not really sully the water, as oil and
water don't blend, b) vinegar would pollute the water, since vinegar diffuses all through water,
prompting significant filtration being expected to uproot it, and c) clothing cleanser is
additionally a chemical that disintegrates all through the water, prompting real mediation to
evacuate it. The outcomes concurred with the underlying speculation.

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In the second test, the speculation was that detergent would not be a powerful filtration
strategy, as it deserts itself in the water as a taste or smell, and in addition being staggeringly
burning. Alum is a concoction flocculant, implying that it ties particles of solids into piece
structure, expelling it from free-skimming all through the water that is being dealt with. Rock, in
huge sums, can be an adequate method for filtration, because of its capacity to evacuate a lot of
entire garbage from an example. Sand is skilled at catching strong particles in itself. Charcoal is
additionally an adequate strategy for filtration, as it traps particles, in this way expelling them
from the water. These layered into a filtration framework, with dye to complete as a method for
sterilization, then again, ought to be sufficient to sanitize the water to be alright to drink in a
crisis. The subsequent water that was poured through the channel worked from a cheesecloth,
sand, charcoal, rock, and pipe would likely have possessed the capacity to be devoured in a crisis
circumstance.

For the third investigation, the theory was that the Dasani filtered water may contain the
minimal measure of contaminants as it was a more sifted water. The faucet water would contain
the most measure of contaminants as it was water out of an unfiltered framework, and there
might have been metals and contaminants in the funnels. The estimations brought with the
testing strips for the faucet water demonstrated a larger amount of contaminants then both of the
separated water furthermore demonstrated that the Dasani filtered water contained the minimum.
Conclusion
Water quality is of grave significance to the coherence of the planet. Everything that flies,
strolls, develops, or swims, needs water to exist. Understanding the standards of the effects of
family unit things on groundwater can prompt achievements on the best way to diminish

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mankind's foot shaped impression on our most valuable asset. Diminishing our effect on
groundwater and freshwater sources can diminish the occasions of water conceived sicknesses,
which are particularly uncontrolled among those who are destitution struck, which can help the
strain on economies. "Water contamination no just aims wellbeing dangers additionally
exasperates the financial setup, viz. neediness, disparity and relocation and so on., in the
influenced residences" (Madhusudan, Sharif, and Krishnadas, 2012, pp. 2). Raising the water
quality would better everybody, lessening the need to move, which would put more cash and
more specialists into neighborhood economies. At the point when individuals cooperate and pay
consideration on what defilement they are discharging into the earth, great things happen.

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