Chem 111 | Natural Waters Lab Resources

Read project guidelines in Chem 111 student packet
Read the Introduction and Background Chemistry sections of Chapter 10 in PSU Chemtrek
Read section 18.6 of the current general chemistry textbook used at University Park:
- Chemistry: The Central Science, Brown, LeMay and Bursten, Prentice Hall, 9th edition

Van der Leeden, Frits; Troise, Fred L.; Todd, David K. The Water Encyclopedia, 2nd edition; Lewis Publishers: New York, 1990.
Fransen, Mary Ann H. Ed.: Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, 20th edition; American Public Health Association: Washington, D.C., 1998.
Kegly, S.E.; Landfear, D.; Jenkins, D.; Cross, B.; Shomglin, K. Water Treatment: How Can We purify Our Water?, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.: New York, 2000.
Chemistry: The molecular science, Moore, Stanitski and Jurs, Harcourt College Publishers, 1st edition text on bottom of page 169, pg. 657, pgs. 716-719, pg. 764, pg. 1008

Bottled Water Web (http://www.bottledwaterweb.com) - This web site is a "portal for the bottled water industry." It is a good source of information about many bottled waters, including chemical analyses of some types. But, as you would expect from a trade site, it is biased in favor of the bottled water industry.
The Water Quality Association (http://www.wqa.org/) - This site contains a short, well written article on the topic of "What makes water hard, and how hard water can be improved."
International Bottled Water Association (http://www.bottledwater.org/) - This site provides information on regulations concerning bottled water and a page of frequently asked questions ( FAQs) on bottled water.
USGS - Ground Water (http://capp.water.usgs.gov/GIP/gw_gip/index.html) - This site has definitions and explanations related to ground water. The Ground Water Quality section is of special interest.
The University Area Joint Authority ( http://www.uaja.com) - This site details what is happening locally wiht water. The Beneficial Re-use project is of special interest.