This document provides instructions for properly sampling water from a well. It outlines the specified procedures that should be followed, such as using sterile containers and avoiding contamination, to ensure the water sample is representative of the water source. Maintaining sampling procedures allows for an accurate analysis of the water's quality.
This document provides instructions for properly sampling water from a well. It outlines the specified procedures that should be followed, such as using sterile containers and avoiding contamination, to ensure the water sample is representative of the water source. Maintaining sampling procedures allows for an accurate analysis of the water's quality.
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This document provides instructions for properly sampling water from a well. It outlines the specified procedures that should be followed, such as using sterile containers and avoiding contamination, to ensure the water sample is representative of the water source. Maintaining sampling procedures allows for an accurate analysis of the water's quality.
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Figure 17.6 Procedure for sampling water from a well. (Source: as Figure 17.
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Summary of Study Session 17
In Study Session 17 you !a"e learned t!at: 1. #ater pollution is any contamination of water wit! su$stances t!at are detrimental to !uman plant or animal !ealt!. %. #ater pollutants can $e of point or non&point source depending on w!et!er su$stances are disc!arged directly into a $ody of water or indirectly from diffuse sources. '. 4. (!ere are "arious types of water pollution including organic and inorganic sediments nutrients $iological and c!emical pollutants. )iological pollutants include $acteria "iruses proto*oa and !elmint!s. (!ey enter t!e water from !uman faeces from infected people and are t!e cause of many water&related diseases. (!e effects of water pollution on an a,uatic ecosystem depend on t!e type of pollutant and t!e type of water $ody. Ideally pollution control s!ould ta-e place at t!e point of origin i.e. pollution s!ould $e pre"ented at source. (!ere are specified procedures to follow w!en ta-ing a water sample for analysis to ensure t!e sample is representati"e.
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Self-Assessment Questions (SAQs) for Study Session 17
.ow t!at you !a"e completed t!is study session you can assess !ow well you !a"e ac!ie"ed its /earning 0utcomes $y answering t!e following ,uestions. #rite your answers in your Study 1iary and discuss t!em wit! your (utor at t!e ne2t Study Support 3eeting. 4ou can c!ec- your answers wit! t!e .otes on t!e Self&5ssessment 6uestions at t!e end of t!is 3odule.
SAQ 17.1 (tests Learning Outcome 17.1)
3atc! t!e definitions wit! t!e corresponding words $elow.
Matching qui O!tions 5 foreign component in a su$stance
1iffuse source of pollution
7ig! le"els of plant nutrients in water
(!e source of pollutants is "isi$le at time of disc!arge
Matches 8ontaminant
9utrop!ication
.on&point source pollution
Point source pollution
Solution "air 1 5 foreign component in a su$stance