Water Basin Research Project
Location
CoLab, COM 255
Start Date
30-4-2026 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
This semester, my General Chemistry I class decided to test various water samples before, during, and after it goes through the basin installed at JCCC. We have tested water from runoff, basin, drain, and the day after rain drain. The purpose of the basin is to slow down the runoff from parking lots, allowing it to treat the water naturally, removing pollutants. We did this project to see if this process is working. We are specifically looking at pH and if it changes and fits the normal pH level of treated water throughout the process. Acidic water exists because of pollution, wastewater, and industrial runoff. But there are also natural factors that can change pH, like decomposition of plants, water running over acidic rocks, and photosynthesis. We addressed this by testing the pH of the drain water. We used multiple test strips from different companies. We found that the general pH of the basin water is neutral (7.0pH). The average pH for the basin water is 6.5pH, runoff is 6.5pH, and the day after the drain rain is 7.3pH. Our water is similar to the other samples. This is important because acidic or basic water not only can affect humans but also wildlife. It can corrode metals, leading to those metals being in our water and poisoning us.
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Water Basin Research Project
CoLab, COM 255
This semester, my General Chemistry I class decided to test various water samples before, during, and after it goes through the basin installed at JCCC. We have tested water from runoff, basin, drain, and the day after rain drain. The purpose of the basin is to slow down the runoff from parking lots, allowing it to treat the water naturally, removing pollutants. We did this project to see if this process is working. We are specifically looking at pH and if it changes and fits the normal pH level of treated water throughout the process. Acidic water exists because of pollution, wastewater, and industrial runoff. But there are also natural factors that can change pH, like decomposition of plants, water running over acidic rocks, and photosynthesis. We addressed this by testing the pH of the drain water. We used multiple test strips from different companies. We found that the general pH of the basin water is neutral (7.0pH). The average pH for the basin water is 6.5pH, runoff is 6.5pH, and the day after the drain rain is 7.3pH. Our water is similar to the other samples. This is important because acidic or basic water not only can affect humans but also wildlife. It can corrode metals, leading to those metals being in our water and poisoning us.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Amanda Glass.