Laundry Detergent Experiment

In this lab, three different brands of paper towel were tested to see which brand could absorb the most water. The brands that were tested were Bounty, Sparkle, and the Dutch Fork High School paper towels. To understand which paper towel would be the most absorbent one must know what makes paper towels absorbent in the first place. Studies show that, “Paper towels are made up of cellulose fibers, which also make up cotton, wood, and most other plants. These cellulose fibers are actually giant molecules that consist of many small molecules linked together. The small molecules that combine to make up cellulose are sugar molecules; that’s the key to the absorbency of paper towels.” (Brown, 2013). Other key factors that play into the absorbency

My report was based on the how ground water may be affected by myriad containments present in our experiment and in our everyday . Surprisingly when vinegar was filtered through dirt it came out fairly clean. This surprised me because I would never believed that vinegar had such a profound effect on water considering its oily nature. I was convinced that vinegar more than the other contaminates would have produced a wider, more polluted field. I believed that all the water would have been contaminated with the dirt had been mixed in. This exercise may

The goal of this project was to make, and test four soaps, and two detergents. The purpose of making four different soaps and two detergents was needed in order to decide which one would be best for the environmental group to use in the future that would allow for the safest cleanup of an oil spill while not harming the animals or the environment in the process. It was necessary to test the impact of the four soaps and two detergents by analyzing their different properties based off of their specific characteristics and the wastewater left over from the vacuum filtration procedure. This procedure had to be undertaken in order to confirm which of the soaps and detergents synthesized is most

Could the resultant qualitative and quantitative properties of the polluted water have been predicted with chemistry? [2]

Abstract: The overall question that was trying to be answered during this experiment was: Which paper towel brand is the strongest? Before completing the experiment, the hypothesis was that out of Bounty, Brawny and Sparkle, Bounty would be the strongest paper towel.

Michael Puccini EP has been professionally investigating and researching indoor air quality and water quality issues for over twenty-five years. In his profession, he has been awarded the ECO Canada Environmental Professional (EP) Certificate which is a formal recognition of the national standard of excellence in environmental work. Experiences includes over ten years conducting chemical analysis in the laboratory and in the field on many of the toxins that are discussed in this book. As a formal water quality analyst, he has diverse experience related to aesthetic and health related problems associated with small and large domestic water treatment/distribution/storage systems. Furthermore his analytical knowledge has been a primary

In conclusion, the water is not that polluted, according to the test results. Mostly all of the results were excellent, but only 2 of the results were fair, which is in between poor and excellent. Therefore, the water is not

Between April of 2014 and October of 2015, the city of Flint, Michigan redirected their water management from the Detroit Water Authority (DWA), sourced from Lake Heron, to the Flint Water System (FWS), sourced from the Flint River. This was a temporary, cost-saving measure in anticipation of a forthcoming pipeline, also from Lake Heron (Kennedy et al., 2016). After the transition from the DWA to the FWS, residents were concerned with the water’s possible toxicity, questioning its odor, color, and taste. Soon, “bacteria, including Escherichia coli,” as well as “disinfection byproducts including total trihalomethanes [chloroform and bromoform, among others]” were detected in the water (Hanna-Attisha, LaChance, Sadler, & Schnepp, 2016). After the discovery of E. coli in August 2014, residents were instructed to boil their drinking water (Goovaerts, 2016). In December 2014, water samples revealed high levels of lead, copper, and the trihalomethanes mentioned above. Residents then reported skin irritation and declining health and were strongly advised against drinking tap water without testing and filtration. Further testing of the water in February 2015 reported a water lead level (WLL) of 104 µg/L, a number astronomically higher than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s action level of 15 µg/L (Goovaerts, 2016). As a result, on October 16, 2015, the water source was switched back to the DWA. Pregnant and breastfeeding women and children were instructed to drink bottled

Always let your water flush out for two minutes because lead builds up in the pipe. Have a filter on your sink water so your water can be more purified. Bottle water is not necessarily the best stuff, regular tap water according to natural resource say that sixty million plastic bottles are made and then just throw on the floor and that hurts your community environment health. Read the labels on the back of shampoos, hair dyes, and even lotion because they can

My lab report was based on how ground water could be affected by contaminants that surround us everyday. “ Access to safe drinking water depends not only on the quality of water at source but also on contamination throughout it's way to the user and practices related to purification and sanitation” ( Mishra, S., & Nandeshwar, S. 2013).I was very surprised that the detergent contaminated the water. I thought that the detergent would stay in the soil but it ended up going through the soil into the water. Which then left the water bubbly and dark. These labs may show that we may need to look into more

Although municipal water can contain a vast array of contaminants, several continued to repeatedly show up in water of the cities studied. Among the most frequently found contaminants were Arsenic, mentioned earlier, and other toxic chemicals such as radon, the rocket fuel perchlorate and other carcinogens, which may cause skin problems, birth defects, reproductive problems and even cancer. High Volumes of Lead were found, which enters the drinking water supplies from the corrosion of old pipes and

Doctors are always telling us to drink more water to improve our health, but what if that water is contaminated by a potentially toxic chemical? When it comes to our drinking water in America, compared to other countries around the world, there is usually no concern in becoming ill after consuming a nice, big glass of tap water. The reason you don’t question the quality is because of the regulations in place by US Environmental protection Agency (EPA) for public drinking water. But now we are foreseeing issues with our drinking water due to chemicals used in items such as food packaging materials (such as pizza boxes and popcorn bags), fabrics, nonstick cooking pans and firefighting foams (Scutti). As a result of their inhabitance, the chemicals

For instance, chemical waste. Household items such as detergents have contributed to chemical waste. Soaps contain chemicals such as Polychlorinated biphenyls, an extremely toxic chemical. This substance is destructive to the human body and can cause severe illness. Although this chemical is no longer in detergents, its’ effect on water will last for many decades. A further example is Flint water crises, a recent case of chemical waste. This crisis started in April of 2014. Lead (a chemical substance) was discovered in the water after Flint changed its water source. This problem was causing aging and rusted pipes that were never renewed. An enormous amount of children are exposed to this water, and many have experienced a significant range of health problems. Flint water is now scarce as a result of contamination, due to lack of maintenance. This is a strong example of how water can become wasted in

Overall, the results mainly do support the original hypothesis. Throughout the 8 days of experiment, there was no lead, bacteria, or sodium detected by the test kits or the test strips that were used in any of the waters of the water bottle brands and tap water in both environments thus proving the hypothesis that was originally posed, correct. This was the same for the tap water from Quincy, Massachusetts in both environments, thus not supporting the original hypothesis of the belief of traces of lead or bacteria in the tap water of Quincy. However, the original pH estimates for the different types of water were not correct. The hypothesis about how pH balance would decrease in the cooler environment and increase in the warmer environment

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