Introduction to Water Chemistry
Students are presented with examples of the types of problems that environmental engineers solve, specifically focusing on water quality issues. Topics include the importance of clean water, the scarcity of fresh water, tap water contamination sources, and ways environmental engineers treat contaminated water.
Improving water quality is an important aspect of environmental engineering.Copyright US Department of Agriculture http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp//docs.htm?docid=18526
The environmental engineering topics concerning water quality are highly relevant issues facing engineers, as well as communities and ecosystems at large. Example issues include the impact of global warming on the Earth's fresh water supply, the sources of groundwater contamination, and the innovative technologies employed by environmental engineers to address groundwater contamination.
After this lesson, students should be able to:
- Explain the importance of maintaining fresh, unpolluted drinking water supplies.
- Describe sources and consequences of poor water quality.
- List and describe new and existing water remediation technologies.