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Water Quality Activity 2 Treatment Amy Biddle

Water Quality Activity 2 Treatment Amy Biddle. Water Quality Activity 2: Objectives: To use digital imaging to track the removal of natural organic matter from water by alum and activated carbon. To compare the effectiveness of treatment

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Water Quality Activity 2 Treatment Amy Biddle

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  1. Water Quality Activity 2 Treatment Amy Biddle

  2. Water Quality Activity 2: Objectives: To use digital imaging to track the removal of natural organic matter from water by alum and activated carbon. To compare the effectiveness of treatment methods for removing natural organic matter.

  3. Timeline: Treatment Experiment • Today: 10:00- 10:30: Water Tx Activity Intro: very short • Set up: filter • Break • 10:45- 11:15: Finish Tx set up • Allow to settle • Over the course of the day (after settling) • Take treatment images • Thursday: • 9:00- 10:00: Water treatment theory • How to do image analysis: Quick • Clean up aquaria and Tx dishes • Friday: • 9:00- 10:30: Image Analysis/ clean up: finish • Group share: • Results • Application to classroom practice

  4. Leached water samples

  5. For Each Leaf Type + Water Control Untreated Control Activated Carbon Alum

  6. Activated Carbon 2.0 grams Filter sample through Ta- Da! Activated Carbon

  7. Activated Carbon 2.0 grams Filter sample through Ta- Da! Alum Adjust pH to 7 with NaHCO3 (add 5 drops, test…) Add alum until floc is visible throughout (add 5 drops, mix…) Activated Carbon Alum

  8. Alum Treatment pH adjusted Alum added Flocs settle Flocks o’ flocs

  9. Water Control Leaf 1 Alum Leaf 2 Alum Taking digital images: Treatments Water Control Leaf 1 Untreated Leaf 2 Untreated Water Control Leaf 1 Carbon Leaf 2 Carbon

  10. Sample data: Intensity

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