How Contaminantswill Affect The Ground Water Experiment

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The reason for doing the following experiments is to see how contaminantswill affect the ground water. For experiment one my hypothesis is as follows: If oil is dumped onthe ground, then the soil will be able to stop the oil from reaching and contaminating thegroundwater. Also if vinegar and laundry detergent are dumped on the ground, then the soil willnot be able to stop these agents from reaching and contaminating the groundwater.For experiment two my hypothesis is as follows: If water mixed with soil is passedthrough a filtration system, then it will be free of soil.For experiment three my hypothesis is as follows: If the three water sources are tested forchemical contaminants, then the tap and Dasani will have the lowest concentration ofcontaminants

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