Chemical Information Table:

Iron Soil and rocks provide a
natural source, but
industrial waste can
contribute to elevated levels
Levels over 0.3ppm
may turn the water a
reddish brown color
0.1 – 10ppm Less than
0.2ppm
What’s in the water? Name:__________________________________
Period:________
Fill in your “what‘s in the water table” with the information collected by your classmates. Use the chemical
information handout and the knowledge you gained from the watershed presentation to answer the following
questions.
Reflecting on your own measurements:
Which two chemicals did you group measure? _______________________ , ________________________
Which four water treatments did your group measure? __________________________,
______________________, ____________________, _________________________
Was the water testing activity easy or hard for you? Why?
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Reflecting on the class measurements:
Which water do you think was the most polluted? ___________________________________
Which chemical/s did this water contain?
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How do you think these chemicals might affect the environment or plants and animals?
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