To determine how much alkalinity a sample contains using a colourimetric method. Testing will be done on a Local Community Treated Water sample; the teacher will do this as a demonstration.
Alkalinity Analysis for High School Operation Water Drop
There is no Canadian Drinking Water Guideline for Alkalinity in drinking water, but it is an important characteristic of the water and if your local community water is less than the LLS then the water may be quite corrosive, which may result in increased levels of copper and lead leached out from household plumbing.
Operation Water Drop Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
SDS sheets for chemicals in Operation Water Drop kits. Includes SDS sheets for acetic acid, glacial; ammonia standard 1000 ppm; arsenic standard; arsenic reagents and testing pad; barium chloride dihydrate; copper standard 1000 ppm; iron ferro reagent; iron standard 1000 ppm; magnesium chloride hexahydrate; manganese 1000 ppm; methyl purple indicator; pH 7 buffer solution; potassium nitrate; sodium acetate trihydrate; sodium sulfate anhydrous; and sulfuric acid.