Water Quality Activity 2 Treatment Amy Biddle

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Water Quality Activity 2 Water Quality Activity 2 Treatment Treatment Amy Biddle Amy Biddle

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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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.

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Timeline: Treatment Experiment

Today: 10:00- 10:30: Water Tx Activity Intro: very short Set up: filter

Break10:45- 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: QuickClean up aquaria and Tx dishes

Friday:9:00- 10:30: Image Analysis/ clean up: finish

Group share: Results

Application to classroom practice

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Leached water samples

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For Each Leaf Type

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WaterControl

UntreatedControl

AlumActivatedCarbon

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ActivatedCarbon

ActivatedCarbon

2.0 grams

Filter sample through

Ta- Da!

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AlumActivatedCarbon

ActivatedCarbon

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…)

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Alum Treatment

pH adjustedAlum added

Flocks o’ flocs

Flocssettle

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Taking digital images: Treatments

Water

Control

Leaf 1

Untreated

Water

Control

Leaf 1

Carbon

Leaf 2

Carbon

Water

Control

Leaf 1

Alum

Leaf 2

Alum

Leaf 2

Untreated

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Sample data:

Intensity