Download Water Filtration: Background Information

Water Investigation Unit:
Background Information
Overview
•Available Water
•What’s in our Water?
•Water Usage
•Water Filtration
What’s in Our Water
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Contaminant
Potential Health
Effects from
Ingestion of Water
Sources of
Contaminant in
Drinking Water
Cryptosporidium
Gastrointestinal illness Human and animal
(e.g., diarrhea,
fecal waste
vomiting, cramps)
Giardia lamblia
Gastrointestinal illness Human and animal
(e.g., diarrhea,
fecal waste
vomiting, cramps)
Legionella
Legionnaire's Disease, Found naturally in
a type of pneumonia
water; multiplies in
heating systems
Total Coliforms
(including fecal
coliform and E. Coli)
Not a health threat in
itself; it is used to
indicate whether other
potentially harmful
bacteria may be
present5
Coliforms are naturally
present in the
environment; as well
as feces; fecal
coliforms and E. coli
only come from
human and animal
fecal waste.
Potential Health
Contaminant Effects from Ingestion
of Water
Turbidity
Viruses
(enteric)
Sources of
Contaminant in
Drinking Water
Turbidity is a measure of
the cloudiness of water. It is
used to indicate water
quality and filtration
Soil runoff
effectiveness. Higher
turbidity levels are often
associated with higher
levels of disease-causing
microorganisms such as
viruses, parasites and some
bacteria. These organisms
can cause symptoms such
as nausea, cramps,
diarrhea, and associated
headaches.
Gastrointestinal illness
Human and animal
(e.g., diarrhea, vomiting, fecal waste
cramps)
Water Usage
Water Filtration
Where does my drinking water come from?
• http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/pages/-3031-/
The start of the GCWW
Front Street
Pumping Station
1821 - 1907
Hyperlink-Greater Cincinnati
Water Works
How is our drinking water treated?
Magic
School Bus
– Water
Collection
and
Purification
Magic
School
Bus –
Water
Pipes