Virtual Testing 1

1: What contaminants were found in the surface water samples? What contaminants were found in the groundwater samples? Surface water bacteria and nitrate, Ground water pesticides, acidity, and metals

2: Why might groundwater and surface water have different contaminants? They might have different contaminates because of where they are at. If it was in a rural area, there be more farming and would use pesticides. In lakes there are living organism that do there pooping and stuff in the water and people dont necessarily clean up because it good and bad for environment.

3: Generally, farmers do not farm and industries do not build factories on the sides of mountains in remote wilderness areas. These areas are usually not highly populated by people. What might explain the high nitrate level in the mountain water in this activity? There are probably a lot or more of living organism in the mountain river that is why there are a lot of nitrates. Or that the plants have so much nitrates and evaporates and precipitates back with a lot of nitrates

4: What is pH level, what are its characteristics and how does it contribute to pollution? What chemicals are used in treating low pH levels? A pH is the measurement of how the water is acidic or basic. It contributes to pollution the living organism can die because of water being acidic and basic, water should be neutral.

5: Water in an old building, tested recently, showed high copper and iron content, and low pH levels. A water reading taken 20 years before showed low pH levels, but only minimal traces of copper and iron. If none of the new buildings on the same street showed signs of metallic contaminants, but all reported lower than normal pH readings, how might these readings be explained?

The plumbing of the old building might be crooding. Or it is just the pipes itself. The new building and the old building probably doesnt have there water being treated fairly. The treatment should include chlorine and sodium hydroxide