TEAM+E

Distillation is the process where a sample of contaminated water is boiled. The vaporized portion of the water enters a tube that is surrounded by circulating cold water. The drop in temperature condenses the water sample. The now condensed water sample drips into a collection beaker. Hypothesis: If pond water goes through the process of distillation, the resulting sample will be free of large particles and bacterial contaminants.

Procedure Step One: Put both the pond water and filtered pond water drops into the dish. Step Two: Spread the bleach on the drops. Step Three: Cover the dishes with tape to keep extra bacteria out front getting into the container. Step Four: Treat the water by distilling it.

//What is Distillation?// Distillation is one of mankind's earliest forms of water treatment, and it is still a popular treatment solution throughout the world today. Also, distillation one of the most effective forms of treatment, but it is also one of the easiest to understand: untreated water is converted into water vapor, which is then condensed back into liquid form, leaving most of the contaminants left behind in the boiling chamber. (http://dwb4.unl.edu/Chem/CHEM869A/CHEM869ALinks/www.goodwaterco.com/wht-s-ds.htm)

Distilling Procedure Step One: Dirty water is heated Step Two: When the water is boiled, it then turns into water vapor also know as steam. Step Three: The steam leaves the boiler and leaves behind bacteria and other large or small objects. After, the steam moves to a cooler.which then travels to a cooler where hot steam meets cold. Step Four: The cooler makes the hot steam meet cold steam which causes it to turn into a liquid again. Step Five: As a result the water has been purified and there were no addition substances added into the water.

Treated Pond Water: Day One

Treated Pond Water: Day Three

Pond Water: Day One Pond Water: Day Three

Procedure: These handles are what we used to start the water and gas flow in our procedure to begin the distillation process.

We collected our 'purified' water in this beaker.

These tubes are where the gas traveled through to light our flame.

These are the materials used for our experiment.