There are groups of contaminants that are of emerging concern for the Environmental Protection Agency‚ because they can affect aquatic life and they threaten our sources of drinking water. These contaminants include pharmaceuticals and personal care products like shampoo‚ body washes‚ lotions‚ hair care products to name just a few. There is also another group of contaminants referred to as PFC’s or perfluorinated compounds that are emerging as a threat to our drinking water resources and aquatic
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So for the past several months‚ I have found myself head deep in an ocean of confusion‚ paranoia‚ and lack of intellectual comprehension or as I like to call it creativity. Funny Enough‚ I use the ocean‚ something so serene and effervescent to describe my annual quarter life crisis. Unconciously however‚ that must be no mistake‚ seeing that Water will be the theme of the experiment I will be working with. I’m still a little skeptical as to how I chose Water . There was no real inspiration‚
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Procedure: Using distilled water‚ premeasured containers and objects determine displacement of fluids and density of objects. Use ice and heat measure temperatures in Celsius‚ Fahrenheit and Kelvin. Purpose: Weighing objects. Figuring out the density with an object by calculated volume and Archimedes’ Principle. obseRvations Data Table 1: Length measurements. Object Length (cm) Length
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The purpose of this lab was to determine if a there is a change in mass when a gas is produced and determine if gas has mass. To conduct this experiment‚ the group must be careful not to let the Alka-Seltzer tablet get wet before the bottle is closed by wiping the lip of the bottle and the cap so it remains dry‚ or risk gas escaping into the air and not being captured by the bottle. Also‚ the group must be sure to close the bottle tightly with the cap‚ because gas may escape this way as well. During
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order to complete this experiment‚ I had to set up and organize my lab table. I used my 24-well plate‚ my 96-well plate‚ and the first experiment bag which included all of the necessary chemicals. I also had to gather 3 household cleaning products and a pipet in order to test them as well. The procedure involved was putting 2 drops of one chemical in the 96-well plate‚ and then adding 2 drops of a second chemical in the same well. I observed the reaction and recorded what change‚ if any‚ took place
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to food. Rats were habituated to the new environment for seven days before the test. All experiments were performed in accordance with the guide for the care and use of laboratory animals (IR.SBMU.nrc.REC.1390.20) approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. All efforts were made to diminish the number of animals and their suffering during the experiment. 2.4.1. Surgery and microinjection For stereotaxic surgery‚ all the rats were anesthetized
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Based off the results from this lab the student was able to determine and have an overall better understanding of the variables that affect the rate of photosynthesis in a plant. The first variable the student tested in the lab was 30cm of light with CO2 present. The student started this trial with all 10-leaf disks and timed how many leaf disks came up every minute for 15 minutes. One minute into the trial and the student recorded that no leaf disks had yet to rise to the top of the solution. At
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Experiment # Title Student Name: Student Number: Section Number: 0103 TA: Stephen Ho Date the experiment were performed: Date the lab report was submitted: Introduction: (Ideally‚ one pages‚ maximum 2 pages) * Background information (one paragraph) * Purpose of the experiment (Should be stated in few sentences) * Theory (One to two paragraph)‚ including chemical reaction equation Experimental: (1-2 pages) * Still need to mention that the procedure was adapted from
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Purpose: How will salt and plain water affect plant cells? Hypothesis Clear water: If you place carrots and celery in plain water they will become flaccid and then eventually start to loose its colour and pieces of the celery or carrots will fall off. I know this because the vegetables will continue absorbing water putting the vegetable in a hypotonic solution. Pieces of the vegetable could break off because the cells are not getting what they need. The cells need to create glucose and oxygen
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Water is imperative for the growth and preservation of life‚ especially plants. Playing a role from the vary beginning‚ water is necessary in the germination of dry seeds and growth of plants throughout their life cycle. However‚ there are drawbacks to an overabundance of water or a lack of water. Therefore‚ how much water is required to maximize the potential of a given crop? In our experiment‚ we examine the effects of water on corn. Corn is a vital crop to North America‚ and there is a wide draw
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