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Fall 2025 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
Laboratory procedures are described and performed that examine chemical, physical, and biological properties and constituent concentrations of natural waters. In addition, water treatment process experiments are performed to show how constituent concentrations can be altered during water treatment processes. Procedures include the analytical determination of several chemical and biological constituents in water by titrimetric, colorimetric, or chromatographic methods, whereas treatment processes include reactor design, pH adjustment, ion exchange, lime softening, coagulation, and disinfection.
Learning Outcomes1Apply physical, chemical, and biological principles to each experimental procedure or measurement technique.
2Conduct laboratory experiments, making quantitative measurements to assess water quality and water treatment process performance.
3Organize, report, and graphically display experimental data in common software packages.
4Analyze and evaluate experimental data on its quality and significance (i.e., usefulness).
5Identify issues (i.e., problems) with data collection and data uses.
Prerequisites
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