Comparing Different Filtration Materials in Cleaning Contaminated Water

Overview

Objectives/Goals I was trying different filteration materials to determine which filter will clean up pond water the best. If there was a natural disaster, is there household materials you can use for a filteration system? Methods/Materials I first made filters by placing a strainer on top of cups. i then placed different materials into the strainer. The materials I used were cotton, carbon, and sand. I filled the strainer completely with the materials. The control group had no materials in the strainer. I then used a cooking baster to pour pond water through filters. I then collected the water that went through the filter and placed into petri dishes. 10 dishes for each material. Put dishes at room temperature and grew bacterial colonies. I then counted bacterial growth and compared results. Results Carbon reduced the bacterial growth the most with an average 232 colonies. Then sand with 235, Cotton had an average of 253, and the control group was at 274. Conclusions/Discussion I learned that if you are in a situation where you needed to get clean water. Boiling the water definitley works better. But if you needed to use a filter system. Carbon proved to be the best in keeping bacterial colonies lower than the control group.

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• CSEF 2008 Environmental Engineering · Entry J0916

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