Water Contamination Lab Report
Water quality and contamination
Tijuana R Harvey
SCI207 Dependence of Man on the Environment
Instructor: Kathryn Garland
Nov.3, 2014
Water Quality and Contaminants
Water being one of our most precious resources we have to question the quality of our water quality and things that maybe contaminating it. Water affects not only humans it affects other living things such as animals, plants, and aquatic life and hydroelectric machinery. Some would believe that it should be a human right to have clean quality water for ones uses. As one examine water and where it comes from there and the type of water such as surface water or groundwater. It is apparent the concern of the quality of water and it exposure to contaminants is necessary. …show more content…
According to (Turks & 2014) only a small portion of the earth’s water is fresh however a larger portion of this fresh water is ice or glaciers. This mean the earth is only able to use the small portion to live on which is why it is important to be able to filter water and have alternative ways of reusing water. According to (Weber, 1973-07) the EPA has conducted studies not only to check for water quality but also to test for good and bad water standard …show more content…
Develop hypotheses on the ability of oil, vinegar, and laundry detergent to contaminate groundwater.
a. Oil hypothesis = The oil will float to the top of the water and not contaminate the groundwater.
b. Vinegar hypothesis = The vinegar will mix with the groundwater therefore contaminating it
c. Laundry detergent hypothesis =The laundry detergent will mix with groundwater and change the look of the water.
2. Based on the results of your experiment, would you reject or accept each hypothesis that you produced in question 1? Explain how you determined this.
a. Oil hypothesis accept/reject = I would accept all of my hypothesis
b. Vinegar hypothesis accept/reject = I accept the vinegar hypothesis as true the vinegar contaminating the water.
c. Laundry detergent hypothesis accept/reject =I accept the laundry detergent hypothesis as true the laundry detergent has alter the look of the water, and mixed to contaminate the water.
3. What affects did each of the contaminants have on the water in the experiment? Which contaminant seemed to have the most potent effect on the
Tijuana R Harvey
SCI207 Dependence of Man on the Environment
Instructor: Kathryn Garland
Nov.3, 2014
Water Quality and Contaminants
Water being one of our most precious resources we have to question the quality of our water quality and things that maybe contaminating it. Water affects not only humans it affects other living things such as animals, plants, and aquatic life and hydroelectric machinery. Some would believe that it should be a human right to have clean quality water for ones uses. As one examine water and where it comes from there and the type of water such as surface water or groundwater. It is apparent the concern of the quality of water and it exposure to contaminants is necessary. …show more content…
According to (Turks & 2014) only a small portion of the earth’s water is fresh however a larger portion of this fresh water is ice or glaciers. This mean the earth is only able to use the small portion to live on which is why it is important to be able to filter water and have alternative ways of reusing water. According to (Weber, 1973-07) the EPA has conducted studies not only to check for water quality but also to test for good and bad water standard …show more content…
Develop hypotheses on the ability of oil, vinegar, and laundry detergent to contaminate groundwater.
a. Oil hypothesis = The oil will float to the top of the water and not contaminate the groundwater.
b. Vinegar hypothesis = The vinegar will mix with the groundwater therefore contaminating it
c. Laundry detergent hypothesis =The laundry detergent will mix with groundwater and change the look of the water.
2. Based on the results of your experiment, would you reject or accept each hypothesis that you produced in question 1? Explain how you determined this.
a. Oil hypothesis accept/reject = I would accept all of my hypothesis
b. Vinegar hypothesis accept/reject = I accept the vinegar hypothesis as true the vinegar contaminating the water.
c. Laundry detergent hypothesis accept/reject =I accept the laundry detergent hypothesis as true the laundry detergent has alter the look of the water, and mixed to contaminate the water.
3. What affects did each of the contaminants have on the water in the experiment? Which contaminant seemed to have the most potent effect on the