Water Quality and Contamination lab

Water Quality and Contamination

Read Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination. This lab will allow you to investigate the effects of common pollutants on groundwater as well as mimic the filtration process utilized by wastewater treatment facilities. Additionally, you will perform tests on your own tap water to compare differences in contaminants found in bottled versus tap water. Then, utilize this information and your eScience lab kit to complete Experiments 1 through 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form. Make sure that all of the following items are completed before submission:

1. Read through intro material and record your hypothesis for Experiment 1 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

1. Perform “Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination” using your eScience lab manual and kit.

1. Answer post lab questions 1 through 5 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

1. Record your hypothesis for Experiment 2 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

1. Complete “Experiment 2: Water Treatment” using your eScience lab manual and kit. Answer post lab questions 1 through 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

1. Record your hypothesis for Experiment 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

1. Complete “Experiment 3: Drinking Water Quality” using your eScience lab manual and kit. Answer post lab questions 1 through 3 on the Lab 2 Reporting Form.

1. Go to Lab 3: Biodiversity and complete “Experiment 2: Diversity of Plants” steps 1 through 5. Steps 1 through 5 need to be completed in order to be prepared for Week Three, however, results for this experiment will not be calculated until next week. Thus, nothing is to be handed in for this experiment until the end of Week Three.

Only the post lab questions for “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination” should should be completed on the Lab 2 Reporting Form. Save your completed Lab 2 Reporting Form as a Word document. The document must be formatted according to APA style, including a title page and references page.