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Students learn about several possible scenarios of contamination to drinking water, which comes from many different sources, including surface water and groundwater. They analyze the movement of sample contaminants through groundwater, in a similar way to how environmental engineers analyze the physical properties of groundwater to predict how and where surface contaminants travel.

Environmental engineers identify and analyze existing contamination of water sources to produce high-quality drinking water for people. Engineers also design drinking water treatment facilities that bring safe drinking water to our homes. They identify the concentration of any harmful contaminants in the water, as well as sources and impacts. Identify several sources of contaminants to groundwater. Discuss the movement of possible contaminants through that groundwater from outside sources. Describe how environmental engineers analyze contaminants to identify placement of drinking water wells.Understand that environmental engineers work to clean areas of contamination around drinking water sources. 50TeachEngineering.orgMalinda Schaefer ZarskeJanet YowellMelissa Stratenhttp://water.usgs.gov/ogw/aquiferbasics/alphabetical.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/ORD/WebPubs/fresh/fresh.pdfhttp://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwhealth.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/region07/kids/drnk_b.htmS1141718International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyE. Technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from the use of various products and systems. 68S11425ABColoradoSciencec. Identify problems, and propose solutions related to water quality, circulation, and distribution - both locally and worldwide 66S11425ACColoradoScienced. Identify the various causes and effects of water pollution in local and world water distributions 66United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2011-11-296Teacher