Short title- Effects of Groundwater Contamination
Full title- Effects of Groundwater contamination on water quality utilized for drinking purposes
Lab 2 - Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination
Hypothesis:
Laundry detergent is responsible for causing maximum groundwater contamination due to the presence of components like, surfactants containing Alkylbenzenesulphonates and bleaches containing Sodium hypochlorite, and bleach activators containing Tetraacetylethylenediamine.
Post-Lab Questions
- Restate your hypothesis. Was it confirmed or denied? How do you know?
As per our hypothesis, laundry detergent is responsible for causing maximum groundwater contamination.
Yes, our hypothesis was confirmed.
This was because of the physical presence of foam and soapy and grassy smell in the water which was mixed with laundry detergent and passed ...