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Science Fair...
« on: January 20, 2006, 06:26:42 PM »
Okay I have a science fair due soon, and I haven't got the slightest clue of how to go about this lab procedures thing. So I opted to do some water safety testing for my subject, and I'm trying to find some tests I can find online, some test that I can do at home, and not take it to a lab. If anyone finds a method that allows water to be tested at home. Please tell me, I know this is a lot to ask but if anyone has something... Thanks :)

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Re:Science Fair...
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2006, 06:36:46 PM »
Tested for what?
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Re:Science Fair...
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2006, 06:43:35 PM »
coliform bacteria <- expensive...? , minerals, chemical tests.

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Re:Science Fair...
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2006, 04:51:41 AM »
Would checking chlorine concentrations at different water fountains be a valid study?


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Re:Science Fair...
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2006, 06:19:15 PM »
pH tests

dissolved minerals

taste

conductivity

phosphates

chlorine
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Re:Science Fair...
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2006, 10:46:57 PM »
Although it is probably good to come up with an innovative idea for a science fair project, I am under the impression that it is sufficient to show that you can set up a good experiment and implement that experiment.

Let me know if this is correct.

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