Water pollution can be explained in many ways. In real term pollution meaning is that more than one substances have built up in such an extent in water that they all cause the serious problems for all living things. Lakes, rivers and oceans can desolve a certain amount of pollution by spreading it harmlessly. If you poured a glass of ink into a lake then ink will quickly vanish due to much volume of lake 's clean water but if you poured a gallon of ink into lake then the colour of lake will be changed in seconds. In return it will affect the lake water and also the health of all those who depend on the lake. There exist many types of pollution. In following we discuss few types briefly:
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One is to take samples of the water and measure the concentrations of different chemicals that it contains. If the chemicals are dangerous or the concentrations are too great, we can regard the water as polluted. Measurements like this are known as chemical indicators of water quality. Another way to measure water quality involves examining the fish, insects, and other invertebrates that the water will support. If many different types of creatures can live in a river, the quality is likely to be very good; if the river supports no fish life at all, the quality is obviously much poorer. Measurements like this are called biological indicators of water …show more content…
For that purpose, geostatistical tools are used to analyze the spatial distribution of the water quality parameters such as nitrate, sulfate, sodium and turbidity etc. Sulfate naturally occurs in water in various amounts. It is also found in soil, rocks, minerals, food and plants. Its high concentration in water causes catharsis, dehydration, diarrhea and gastrointestinal irritation. It is a combination of sulfur and oxygen which are the part of minerals naturally occur in soil and rocks. It is used in the manufacturing of glass, paper, soaps, fungicides, insecticides and chemicals etc. As soil and rock formations contains sulfate minerals so when water moves through soil and rock formations, some sulfate dissolved into water. High concentration of sulfate present in water is harmful for humans and animals. cite{Atasoy10} investigated corrosivity of ground water and discussed that high concentration of sulfate in groundwater affecting the corrosiveness. The maximum contaminant level of sulfate set by World Health Organization (WHO, 1993) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, 2003) is given to be $250mg/l$ and $500mg/l$ respectively, cite{Partha10}. If sulfate concentration exceeds $250mg/l$ then it gives a bitter and medicinal taste to water, which may make water unpleasant to drink. High
Disease caused by pollution might be caused by water pollution or air pollution, this is when the environment around a person is dirty. Examples are: Rickets, anemia,
The last test was called the Acidity test. The Acidity test gives us the alkalinity and acid of a stream. On the Ph scale it goes from 0 to 14. A stream with a great abundance of life will probably have a reading of 7 on the scale( which is near neutral). Here are the results from some of the tests.
On October 8th, 2015 our class took a field trip to the Conodoguinet Creek to test the water quality. We did 3 experiments to help us conclude the quality. During the first experiment we observed the different types of organisms in the creek. We also took tests for eutrophication in the water. Another experiment we performed were acidity tests.
The quantitative solubility of the unknown compound was determined to be 29/100ml. The known solubility of sodium sulfate is 28.11g/100mL water. Using the found solubility to compare to the known solubility of sodium sulfate. This solution created in the solubility test, the conductivity of the unknown compound was tested using an Ohmmeter to measure the resistance of the solution. Resistance is the measure of a substances ability to conduct
Salinity is the measure of all the salts dissolved in water
Many unknown micro-contaminants are present in water. Some of the micro-contaminations might pose a risk to drinking water and human health. In many countries, surface water is one of the main sources of drinking water. The quality of the drinking water is influenced by many factors, such as agricultural and industrial waste, and is monitored regularly. Stated by the Journal of Chromatography, there are many techniques such as gas and liquid chromatography in order to detect the pollutants.
To test turbidity, take the tube and put the water in the tube and see if you can see through the tube. If the levels of the tests were normal and good, that would mean the river is
Dissolved Oxygen is another thing we tested for, that 's how much oxygen gets mixed within the water ( Ex. rapids - the white part of the rapids is the oxygen mixing with the water- .) We also tested how fast the water was moving or the ( speed/velocity. ) We were going to test it by using a bamboo pole with a string ( with a certain length ) and a bobber on the end and see how long it takes for the bobber ( from its full length ) to hit the bamboo pole. To find the actual speed of the water you take the length of the string divided by the time ( sec/centi
The water that was used in the experiment was from a pond that does not have any chemicals put into
Ilyaas Farah 1711-60 1-31-16 Word count: 501 Sulfide Mining should be rejected Sulfide mining has a bad effect on both the economy and the environment. Sulfide mining is the process of removing copper, nickel, and other metals from sulfide ores. Minnesota 's traditional iron ore mining and sulfide mining are two very different types of mining. Sulfide mining has more environmental risks than Minnesota 's traditional iron ore mining. AMD (Acid Mine Drainage) is created from sulfuric acid.
“These water bodies supply our drinking water, water for agriculture and manufacturing, offer opportunities for recreation and provide habitat to numerous plants and animals.” Pollution is degrading our waters and one of the best forms to study the change in water quality is testing contaminants in fish that inhabit
Physical observations such as observing the grasses, the rapids, and looking for birds nearby can also indicate good water quality. It is important to test the health of the river because the Susquehanna greatly affects all of those who live near it. All of the tests done show that the quality of the Susquehanna river is overall very healthy.
Intro: Water pollution has caused so many problems to our waterways that no one really knows how to help. Water pollution caused; dead zones, oil spills, garbage floating around, and unsafe drinking water. People disagree about water pollution because, people have found ways to improve and help out the problem that water pollution has caused around the world. Others believe that that water pollution has created situations and are in the process of figuring out solutions. Marine life habitats are getting destroyed, marine life is declining everyday, how and where the garbage is getting into the oceans, and the drinking water is becoming seriously unsafe to drink.
The purpose of the analysis of Module 9, is to find the Dissolved Oxygen concentrate (mg/l) by using a HACH HQ40d portable multi-meter (field instrument method) and a HACH Digital titrator (method 8215 or known as Winkler method) for a tap water sample and its duplicate drawn from the Churn splitter as a main source. Further, we analyzed the sample and its duplicate for (pH, Temperature, Conductivity, and TDS) by using (Oakton PCS tester 35 series). The obtained results compared to its precision by using the equation (1) below and compared within the EPA standard limits: 1. Precision (as RPD) %=
Water is the most important component found on the surface of the earth because it is source of life for living creatures. However, water pollution has become a global concern. Water pollution can have several forms from diverse sources. It is expected that there will be a lack of clean water in next few decades due to pollution. Nile river water in Egypt is the focus of attention of many studies due to many reasons.