Matthew Penn

Lab 8 Experiment 1 and 2

Experiment 1:

Table 1: Water Observations (smell, color, etc.)

Beaker Observations
1 Water is superbly clear/No smell
2 Shady/oil sits on tip of water/no smell
3 Slight scent/practically unidentifiable other
than smell/great clearness
4 Marginally overcast/bubbles structure on
surface/no organization
5 Water is darker in shading/some dregs/no
smell
6 Water is dark colored in shading/some
dregs/no scent/still nearness of
oil/exceptionally overcast/oil gathered in soil
7 Water is darker in shading/overcast/some
silt/solid smell
8 Water is dull darker/cleanser rises in soil/light
dark colored film over water

1. What effects did each of the contaminants have on the water in the experiment? Which contaminant
seemed to have the most potent effect on the water? Explain why
The three contaminants clutched the silt from the dirt, accepting to strip the soil of a portion
of its characteristic properties. Customary water didn't appear to have a lot of impact on the
soil; vinegar was just recognizable generally by its smell, oil sat over the water and continued
that spot after it settled in the wake of blending, the cleanser appeared to disseminate with no
scent however conveyed the most residue with it making it the most overcast.
2. On a larger scale, what type of effects could these contaminants have on a town’s water source and the
people who drank the water?
I would believe that every one of them could impact water is a town as some would taste it in
their water, others would likely be frightened by its smell. It is challenging to state whether
these contaminants would have the option to usually sift their way through before they got to
a primary submerged source.
3. Identify three types of human activity which could cause contaminants like oil, acid and detergents to
flow into the water supply?
Oils can be spilt effectively while doing any work to mechanized vehicles, corrosive I think
would originate from contamination and appropriate into the ground during precipitation.
 Detergents might get to the water source by sewage from individuals just as runoff from
rancher’s fields.
4. What other items from a house could contaminate the water supply if they were dumped into the
ground?
I figure the ones that would be most hindering are again sewage from utilizing the
dishwasher/garments washer/and utilizing cleaning items that are flushed down the channels
in our homes. Other things that I can consider would be distinctive oil-based items that I use
in the carport, engine oil, gas, radiator fluid.

Experiment 2:
1. Identify three differences between the “contaminated” water and the “treated” water (look at color,
smell, visibility, etc.)
The distinctions in the tainted water and treated water is entirely recognizable when
taking a gander at the examples. The tainted water example was dim in shading and had a
solid smell of soil and had a thick consistency. The treated water example had sort of a
yellow tint to it and had a black out smell of blanch. It ought to likewise be noticed that
before the detergent was included, there was an awful impactful smell in the water. The
treated seemed, by all accounts, to be free of trash and had no sent of soil, sand, et. what's
more, there was no genuine distinction in the shade of the water.
2. There are typically five steps involved in a standard water treatment process. Identify the steps that
were used in this experiment and describe how they were performed.
Steps that were used:
 Coagulation: This procedure was utilized during stage 5. We added 10 grams of
alum to the measuring glass containing the defiled water and let the example sit
for 15 minutes. The alum isolated the debris. It cleared the water and soil blend
from dull and filthy to overcast with dirt and trash laying on the base of the
measuring utensils and modest quantities, putting on the highest point of the
water.
 Sedimentation (utilized with coagulation): Sedimentation happened when the
alum pulled in particles of soil, and it laid on the base of the measuring glass.
 Filtration: This procedure began with stages 6-8 in try 2. During these means,
40mL of sand, 20mL of initiated charcoal, and 40mL of rock were added to the
channel, had clean faucet water went through it multiple times, and was let to sit
to cement the mixes.
 Sterilization: The last piece of the procedure is purifying the specimen. This
happened during stage 11 of experiment two. The water seemed shady however
had a light smell of bleach in the water. Now, the water can be put away before it
prepared for appropriation and utilization.
3. Imagine you are working at a water treatment facility that decides to skip one of the five steps of the
water treatment process. Which step would you skip to create the least significant impact on water
drinkability? Predict the ramifications of your decision and explain your reasoning.
The progression that I would jump to make the least massive effect on water drinkability
would channel with the rock. Although I feel like this is a significant advance, I figure it
tends to be skipped because the sand could sift through both the large particles and the
little particles. There is another separating step, so I feel like this would not have a
remarkable effect on the water drinkability. I believe that the various advances are pivotal
and ought to be finished.