Name________________________________________

PreLab Water A-2 Foul Water

Hand in when entering the lab. No admittance without a completed PreLab.

  1. What three water purification techniques will you use? _______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  2. Define "Filtration" ____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  3. Define "Filtrate" _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  4. What will you use to measure the volume of your foul water sample? ___________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  5. How do you support a funnel? __________________________________________________
  6. Oil and water separate into distinct layers, which substance will you drain out of the funnel? __________________________________________________________________________
  7. After separation, what will you do with the oil portion? _______________________________
  8. After separation, what will you do with the water portion? ____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  9. How will you make a sand filter? ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  10. Why should the sand and gravel be pre-moistened _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  11. What is purpose of charcoal adsorption? _________________________________________
  12. If your filtrate has bits of charcoal in it what do you do? ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
  13. What do you do with your purified water? _________________________________________
  14. What is the last thing you must do before leaving the lab? ____________________________


Questioins? Comments??
Ted Richardson, Toledo Technology Academy