“Water Quality and Contamination” Shirley Tinsley SCI207: Dependence of Man on the Environment Instructor: Oleg Maksimov July 07‚ 2014 ABSTRACT: Experiments were done on the water quality and the contamination of groundwater. First‚ I observed the effects that different pollutants had on groundwater. I predicted that the experiments with the oil and vinegar would create the most contaminations to the water. When the laundry detergent were mixed with the groundwater
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Water and Quality Contamination Rashundra Stakley SCI2-7: Dependence of Man on the Environment Instructor: Shameema Sarker October 27‚ 2014 Water and Quality Introduction. Background: According to the Millennium Development Goals Report 2012‚ 783 million people‚ or 11 per cent of the global population‚ remain without access to an improved source of drinking water. Also the United Nations has long been addressing the global crisis caused by insufficient water supply to satisfy basic
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Water Quality and Contamination Water Quality and Contamination Introduction Abstract My lab report was based on how ground water could be affected by contaminants that surround us everyday. “ Access to safe drinking water depends not only on the quality of water at source but also on contamination throughout it’s way to the user and practices related to purification and sanitation” ( Mishra‚ S.‚ & Nandeshwar‚ S. 2013).I was very surprised that the detergent
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Water quality and contamination Student’s Name Institution 20th September 2014 Water quality and contamination Introduction This report focus on factors that affects the quality of water‚ agents of water contamination and how water impurities can be removed for water quality. There are two visible features of contaminated water; colour and smell. Contaminated water usually has unusual smell and coloured. Invisible factors affecting water quality are sources of water. For instance; tap water
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capital of India‚ There is a country named Mumbai‚ formerly known as Bombay. Was recently a headliner for high increase in water contamination in due to mismanagement of BMC. BMC- Bombay Municipal corporation‚ is a corporation of the water and sewage systems dealing within the city. Water crisis in Mumbai is beyond unbearable‚ 19% of water consumed is contaminated with sewage water‚ E. Coli‚ sand particles‚ and other harmful bacterial content besides other foreign particles. "According to BMC’S own
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POLLUTION INTRODUCTION Pollution is the act of environmental humiliation and contamination with artificial waste. Air‚ water‚ and soil pollution is a serious complication‚ which affects everyone in the world. Some of the main causes of pollution is the lack of laws to new industries as well as a poorly educated society. Due to environmental pollution‚ the society has put pressure on the government to create and carry out diverse policies to the control of environmental pollutants. LAND POLLUTION
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In this lab we tested the purity of water by looking for the chemicals free chlorine‚ chloride‚ sulfate‚ nitrate‚ copper‚ total hardness‚ iron‚ hydrogen sulfide‚ lead‚ pesticides‚ pH‚ total alkalinity‚ and total chlorine inside a water sample. The chemicals that produced a 0.0 result meant that there was no trace of that chemical inside the sample. The chemicals not found were copper‚ hydrogen sulfide‚ free chlorine‚ lead‚ iron‚ pesticide‚ and total chlorine. As a class we found the results of
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glass of water. So you reach out for that glass of water‚ but what if you paused to think about what you are just about to drink. Water is vital for our health and well being‚ it constitutes about two-third of our body and the innumerous benefits and importance make it a non-negotiable part of our lives. At the first glance and sniff we know if the water looks clean and odorless then comes the question of microbial contamination‚ something the naked eye cannot see. Because of the nature of water‚ its
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Water Quality and Contamination Research and its Importance Ursurla L. C. Waller SCI 207 Dependence of Man on the Environment Professor Wayne Davis 2014 September 20 Abstract This report analyses the ability of ordinary substances to pollute water sources‚ filtration techniques‚ as well as the quality of tap and bottled waters. This report discusses the availability of clean water sources‚ factors that affects the quality of water‚ agents of water contamination‚ and how the earth naturally filters
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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans and groundwater). Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these bodies of water; and‚ in almost all cases the effect is damaging not only to individual species and populations‚ but also to the natural biological communities. Water pollution occurs when pollutants are discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds. Contents [hide] • 1 Introduction
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