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Questions:
Can a kitty cat drink the
water?
Answers:
If it wants to.

http://www.waterandhealth.org/newsletter/private_wells.html

1. All materials you are using to build your filtration system:

Houseplant, top of large soda bottle, cloth, charcoal, tube, cloth, duct tape
We used the houseplant because the soil filters out a lot of the bacteria thats originally in
the water. The cloth goes under the pot for the plant and is secured with duct tape so soil
wont fall into our clean water container. We used activated carbon because bacteria
sticks to it which will make our water cleaner at the end.
2. A labeled, detailed drawing of your planned design: Drawing
3. Testing of filtration methods:
Removal of E-Coli. Control water flow by pouring water slowly until it. Flow of water
wasnt as fast as we wanted and water wasnt clean. Next time we will get cloth/mesh that
water get get through without as much work and we will use different materials for the
water to travel through.
4. An expanded Field Report draft on your specific location, which is canada
Field Report is below
5. At least two individuals in the group should familiarize themselves with
Sketchup by completing the following tutorial: the canadanas
Sterling, Kai
Testing1. Presence of Ammonia- When testing this we were looking for the presence of animal and
human pollutions this test was the best for our location. Our filter did very well with this test the
initial water was 4.0ppm and our final filtered water 0.50ppm. A lower ppm means the water is
clean.

2. Turbidity- This was mainly to test how clear our water was visually and how well our fliter got
large pieces of dirt and other materials out. Our filter was usually good at this however we did not
constantly get clear water, we had to run it through a few times before it would come out clear.
We could only see down the initial water 2 cm while our filtered was visible up to
18 cm and more if our container was taller.
3. Moving Organisms- This test looked at how many moving organisms would be removed by
our filter out of activated sludge. Our filter removed a number of moving organisms that were
large such as Diatom there were many of these in our initial water that was filtered out in our final
water. All of the moving organisms in our final filtered water were very small. The final results
were 12 (large) moving organisms found in our initial water (2 passes on the microscope) and 3
(small) in our final filtered water (2 passes on the microscope).
4. Conductivity- Our filter did not prove very well in this test. First we tested how well it would
filter salt, Initial: 163.7 mg/L. Final: 163.7 mg/L, our filter did not effectively filter out salt however
it did take the foggy salt water and make it clear even though the amount of ions stayed the
same. When we test it with river water our filter added ions Initial: 144.2 mg/L. Final: 163.7 mg/L.
Our soil may have added more ions to the water that may have not all been toxic, unless they
are bonded with other elements that are toxic. Soil is the main contributor to ions in river water.
This test was the least successful out of every test.
Throughout Project:
Claire: wrote the field report, pictures, tested water
Angela: built the filter
Sterling: sketchup design, drawing
Kai: project description, built filter, tested ammonia
Researching Filtration:
Angela: Sari filters:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wearing-a-water-filter-28919109/?no-ist
its a piece of cloth that filter out zooplankton
reduced cholera by 48% in Bangladesh in 2003
Kai H: Woodside Water Quality Basin:
http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/dpw/flood/woodside.html
Built concrete wall to stop pollutants
Sterling: Nano tea bag: http://www.scidev.net/global/pollution/news/nano-tea-bag-purifieswater.html
Claire: The Biosand Filter: http://thewaterproject.org/biosand_water_filtration.asp
This filter is made from a variety of rocks and sands that filter the water, the top layer is a
bacterial layer it immediately collects bacteria out of the water, then there is a certain type
filtration sand and which removes pathogens, then there are a few layer of gravel and sometimes
charcoal that separate the sand from the water and drain it.

Field Report Images:

Nova Scotia, Canada

Field Report:
Geography:
Nova Scotia, Canada is an island off the southeast coast of Canada it is
approximately 21,345 sq miles with a
The capital of Nova, Scotia is Halifax Regional Municipality
Their economy is greatly affected by the fact that it is an island
Originally the land was made of mostly forest however little of it still remains
A variety of wild flowers and plants grow in swampy areas
29 percents of their land is usable for agriculture
Farms are usually in low lands where the soil tends to be much better
There are over 3,000 lakes in Nova Scotia along with streams and rivers
Climate:
The Atlantic coast winter temperature ranges from 0-15 degrees Celsius, summer
temperature ranges from 20-25 degrees Celsius
Late springs are common
Along with much sea fog in the summer
Average rainfall per year: 1,000 mm, with a 200cm snowfall.
Population:
population of 940,592 in 2014.
Rural population is 43 percent overall
There were 453,800 employed people in Nova Scotia in 2013
Unemployment rate of 9.2 percent
Religion and Language:
Most common ethnicities: Canadian, Scottish, English, Irish and French
Other 4 percent of the population varies with Arab and Chinese the most common

 92 percent speak English, the rest speak french and other various languages
75 percent of the population is Christian, 21 percent of no religion and the rest are
various religions
Government:
Nova Scotia Parliamentary Representation consists of House of Commons:11
Senate: 10 and Provincial Legislature: 51
Education:
Nova is known as Canadas education provence
They have been recognized for their advanced educations for over 200 years
Overall in Canada there is a 99.9 percent enrollment rate
Health:
The mortality rate in Canada is 3.4 (per 1,000 live births) in 2013
The life expectancy rate at birth in Canada in 2013 is 81.4
Environmental issues:
Nova Scotia often has environmental assessments to ensure that they maintain a
healthy environment that is not being heavily impacted by development.
Examples of current environmental issues: Northern Pulp Mill- Boat Harbor and
Hydraulic Fracturing.
Sources:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nova-scotia/
http://www.edunova.ca/
http://knoema.com/atlas/Canada
http://www.novascotia.ca/nse/ea/