Water purification

moon jellyfish. It is the most common jellyfish and has been seen to be blooming in great numbers in Pacific and Mediterranean waters. Scientists have mainly focused on blooms of Aurelia Aurita in Pacific waters because of their extreme impact on the fishing industry. It has been speculated by scientists that the combination of overfishing and warming waters have directly affected these blooms. Aurelia aurita is part of the phylum named Cnidaria. These simple animals have no brain,…

Water abundantly and wildly flowed like the spirit of God across the trail from creeks, streams and springs due to the recent rain storms. However, the need for this life giving energy wasn't as required as my hike on Georgia's ruthless and steep terrain during the summer. On this trip, I only lugged around about a liter of water and I filtered it with a Sawyer mini filter (2 oz) instead of chemically treating with Aquamira chlorine dioxide drops. The taste was much better despite the water…

Is Perrier Bad for You? Perrier is carbonated bottled mineral water sourced from the Les Bouillens spring in Southern France. Although the water from the spring is already naturally carbonized, carbonic gas is added to it again as it is bottled. Because of the many health benefits this water promises, it became very popular among Americans who wanted to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Perrier soon became a widely-used substitute for soft drinks or cocktails and has gained a reputation for…

Chitin is the second most abundant natural polysaccharide consisting of β(1→ 4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) units in a linear form. Chitin is insoluble in water and mainly exists in two crystalline (α- and β-) forms. The α-chitin consists of sheets of tightly packed alternating parallel and antiparallel chains (1) and is abundant in the exoskeleton of arthropods, insects, fungi, and yeast cell walls. The chains are arranged in parallel orientation in β-chitin (2), which occurs less…

Stage One Chemistry A Issues Investigation – Water Dihydrogen monoxide, referred to as DHMO, is chemically represented as H2O, universally recognized as water. The consumption of dihydrogen monoxide, intentional or accidental, attributes to potential hazards: dependent on the extent of ingestion. Extreme ingestion provokes potential death upon inhalation of its liquid state, whilst moderate consumption contributes to excess urination, nausea and electrolyte imbalance. Dihydrogen monoxide…

and filtered water in their daily lives to survive, ranging from bottled water that we use to drink to keeping our hygiene and brushing our teeth and keeping our bodies clean and hydrated. Although there is water accessible across the globe, several countries, such an example would be Africa, that do not have clean and reliable water due to natural events- erosion, dirt, rain, trash, and more. The events and catastrophes that happen in the world can lead to fatal events. Dirty water leads to…

The thick succulent leaves of the mangroves is a store of fresh clean water. (Travis 2003). These wetlands and forest benefit the population by filtering impurities and soil that absorbed the impurities, air pollutants and harmful heavy metals in our water. This also help the government with water purification saving billions of dollars. Surprisingly if the mangroves duties of removing the waste form soil and recompense for the oxygen loss…

The objective of this lab was to brominate a hydrocarbon by converting 2,3-dimethyl butane to 2,3-dibromo-2,3-dimethyl-butane through crystallization. In order to verify the purity and the identity of the product two tests were done, one was using melting point and the other was NMR. The melting point range found in this test was between 138°C-175°C, whereas the ideal melting point for the product was 168°C. Based off of the melting point range, it can be assumed that the product had formed…

included in Step (2) include n-butanol, DI water, and n-pentane. The intermolecular forces within n-butanol include dispersion forces, hydrogen bonding, and dipole-dipole forces. DI water includes the intermolecular forces of hydrogen bonding and dipole-dipole forces. N-pentane includes the intermolecular forces of dispersion forces. An additional structural feature observed is the hydrogen bonding between the compounds with oxygen and hydrogen atoms, such as water and n-butanol. The hydrogen…

How Can We Know Fracking and Drilling are Safe? Fracking is injecting liquid, filled with chemicals and water, into the earth to reach oil or gas to then extract it. Fracking is controversial due to the fact that the earth, humans, and water supply is harmed in the process. Research has shown that fracking is not necessarily a safe process, but there are safer ways to complete the process. Toxicological Science can lessen the casualties of or effects to human health and the environment, but…