EXAMPLE BACKGROUND
1. Background on Types of Water
a._What type of bottled water are you testing?
Deer park is the water that we are going to be testing
b. Whatis the difference between bottled and tap water? (Use the articles
we reviewed in class)
‘The difference between tap and bottle water is that tap water contains chlorine while
bottle water does not. Bottle and tap water have different ways of getting treated.
Sources: http:/Avww.diffen.com/difference/Bottied_Water_vs_Tap_Water
c. How and where is the water produced? What water treatment process
does the water go through (give a step-by-step description)?
The water that is used in this water is all natural water. A spring could be an example of a
natural resource they use. The company collect the water and is taken to the factory then
put in storage. Then it goes through a mirco-filtertation After this it is bought to get
disinfected. There are two ways to disinfect the water and those steps are called
ultraviolation light disinfection and ozone disinfection but the ozone disinfection is,
optional. When these steps are done it goes to get packaged and ship.
Sources: http://www. nestle-
watersna.com/content/documents/pdfs/nwna_10_step_spring_water_process.pdf
d, How are the bottles made? What types of materials go into the
production of the bottles? Are they recyclable?Plastic water bottles are made out of PET. PET is a type of plastic that is both strong and
light weighted. PET is heated and poured into this mold, which makes it the shape of a
tube, After this step is done it is transferred into another mold. In this mold the bottom of
the water bottle is made and it is finishing to cool down so that water can be placed
inside of it.
Yes, plastic water bottles are recyclable. They can be reused and recycled to make a new
one.
Sources: http://www.thomasnet.com/articles/materials-handling/plastic-bottle-
manufacturing
d, How is DC tap water treated?
DC tap water is treated in the Washington Aqueduct center, but they don't just provide DC
water they also provide for many counties in Virginia. For example Arlington, Falls church.
‘Sources: https:/Avww.dewater.com/drinking_water/HYPOTHESIS/PROCEDURES
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What is your independent variable (what you are changing)? The type of water
What is your dependent variable (what you are measuring)? So people can tell the
difference
Record your prediction about what people will prefer bottled or DC tap water?
If
People drink deer park and tap water
Then —_| they will be able to tell the difference
Because | Deer Park Water is more tasteful then tap water because tap water has a
different more dirty taste then bottled water.
Il, Materials
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3 blind folds
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Record your procedures. Be sure to include AT LEAST 6 people and 3 trials for
each person.
1. | Well, first of all i am going to pour deer park water on 3 glass cups 3
inches of water.
2 | Then i am going to pour tap water on 3 other glass cups i am going to
pour 3 inches of water on each glass.
3 | Then am going to label each 3 glasses cups tap water and 3 other one’s
bottled water.
4 | Then iam going to ask my three volunteers to sit down and am going to
blind fold them so they won't see the water.( mom, brother, dad).
5 | Then i am going to serve them tap water first then they are going to drink
it, 1am going to do 3 trials for tap water per person.
6 | Then i am going to serve them bottled water and i am going to give them
3 trials too per person
7 | Then i am going to ask them if they can tell me the difference witch one is
tap and witch one is bottled.
8 | Finally i am going to record my data based on what my volunteers tell me.
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15Chemistry 2014-2015
Unit 1: Scientific Design
Name: Date: Period:
Tap vs. Bottled Reading Graphie Organizer
LT: I can analyze reliable informational text.
Instructions: Read your table’s assigned article and fill out the graphic organizer below.
After all groups have completed the reading and graphic organizer you will share out
your findings and complete the graphic organizer on this worksheet.
Name of article:
1, Record THREE main ideas from the article.
2. What is one interesting fact from your article?
3. What is one question you have after reading your article?Chemistry 2014-2015
Unit 1: Scientific Design
Name:_____________—Date:_ Period:
Tap vs. Bottled Water Reading Share-Out
Instructions: As each group presents their findings fill in the graphic organizer below.
Tdeas
Table | Name of Mi
# ArticleBottled vs. Tap Water Lab Investigation Graphic Organizer Rubric
Name: Period: Date:
|. Background on Types of Water
‘a. What type of bottled water are you testing?
b. How and where is the water produced? What water treatment process does the
water go through (give a step-by-step description)?
Sources:
cc. Howare the bottles made? What types of materials go into the production of the
bottles? Are they recyclable?
‘Sources:d. How is DC tap water treated?
Sources:
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Written Description
‘What does your data show? (Don't draw any conclusions just discuss your data),sree Fewer Regulations fr Boted Wate Than Tap, GAO Says - NYTimes cam
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July 9, 2009
Fewer Regulations for Bottled Water Than Tap, GAO Says
By SARA GOODMAN of Greenwire
Bottled water manufacturers are not required to disclose as much information as municipal water utilities
because of gaps in federal oversight authority, according to reports released yesterday by government
auditors.
Bottom line: The Food and Drug Administration oversees bottled water, and U.S. EPA is in charge of tap
water. FDA lacks the regulatory authority of EPA, John Stephenson of the Government Accountability
Office told a House panel.
‘The Safe Drinking Water Act empowers EPA to require water testing by certified laboratories and that
violations be reported within a specified time frame. Public water systems must also provide reports to
customers about their water, noting its source, evidence of contaminants and compliance with regulations.
’y comparison, GAO said, FDA regulates bottled water as a food and cannot require certified lab testing or
olation reporting. Furthermore, FDA does not require bottled water companies to disclose to consumers
where the water came from, how it has been treated or what contaminants it contains. In a survey of 188
brands of bottled water released yesterday, the nonprofit Environmental Working Group found only two
providing such information about its product to consumers.
FDA should look for ways of providing consumers with this kind of information, Stephenson told the House
tions Subcommittee. "Our work suggests that consumers may benefit from such
Oversight and Inve
additional information."
Bottling companies could be required to provide a phone number on their labels so consumers can follow
through if they want more information, said Joseph Doss, president and CEO of the International Bottled
‘Water Association. Doss emphasized, however, that bottled water is more strictly regulated than other food
products to ensure safety across the board.
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Investigations Subcommittee
Chairman Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) yesterday sent letters to 13 botilers asking for information regarding
testing, water sources and treatment processes.
“N]either the public nor federal regulators know nearly enough about where bottled water comes and what
EPA and FDA have similar standards of water quality regulations, said Joshua Sharfstein, principal deputy
commissioner of food and drugs for FDA. The law governing FDA ~- the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Aot — renmiras that the agenev establish a aualitv standard once EPA has determined a safe level forsnsmo14 Fewer Regulations for Botled Water Than Tep, GAO Says - NYTimes.com
individual contaminants in drinking water.
‘That means FDA has generally adopted EPA's standards for contaminants in drinking water for its bottled
water regulations. Some contaminants have resulted in different standards, however.
For example, EPA requires public water systems to treat their water to reduce lead levels that exceed 15
parts per billion. Because bottled water does not have to deal with leaching from plumbing systems,
however, FDA set its standard at 5 ppb, Sharfstein said.
A notable exception has been regarding a type of a chemical used to soften plastic ~ DEHP, a member of
the phthalate family -- Sharfstein acknowledged. More than a decade ago, EPA issued a standard for DEHP
in public drinking water. FDA deferred proposing an allowable level for bottled water because the chemical
is allowed in some food packaging. This raised the concern that legal uses could exceed the standard,
Sharfstein said.
But FDA has now determined that bottled water manufacturers do not use DEHP in their bottles,
Sharfstein said, so the agency is moving forward with the decision to set a standard. Sharfstein declined to
discuss a timeline, saying that it is now a matter of the time it takes to prepare a standard.
Click here (pdf) to read Waxman and Stupak's letters.
Copyright 2009 E&E Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
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S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Consumer magazine
~uly-August 2002 Tall e +e Ss
Bottled Water: Better Than the Tap?
By Anne Christiansen Bullers
t's a rare day that Kelly Harrison, a mother of five from Tulsa, Okla., doesn't find herself chauffeuring
kids to some kind of sports practice or school activity. As she checks to see that each child is seat-belted
into the family's minivan, Harrison also makes sure they've got the essentials: the right sports equipment,
the right clothes, and what she considers to be the right drink--bottled water.
‘When she was growing up, Harrison, 34, might have grabbed a soft drink or juice on her way out the
door. But for her kids, Harrison insists on what she thinks is a healthier choice--water. She says her
children's young bodies need water as they play in the Oklahoma sun. Bottled water also contains no
caffeine, no calories and no sugar. Plus, bottled water comes in convenient bottles, easy to tote from
home to wherever the busy family goes. [See what Ameri inking in 2002.}
“L really think this is best for a lot of different reasons," says Harrison, who often tucks a bottle for herself
-AY_pito the basket in her minivan that contains other on-the-go mom necessities, such asa paperback book