The Southern Illinois Well Water Quality Project: A Service-Learning Project in Environmental Chemistry,Journal of Chemical Education

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The Southern Illinois Well Water Quality Project: A Service-Learning Project in Environmental Chemistry
Journal of Chemical Education ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2019-12-30 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00634
Logan Dameris ₁ , Hannah Frerker ₁ , H. Darrell Iler ₁

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An environmental chemistry service-learning project was implemented by Greenville University in coordination with the local county health department to test the quality of well water for residents in a five-county region of southern Illinois. Well owners attended a student run well water testing “kickoff meeting”, received testing kits, collected their water samples as instructed, and returned the kits to the health department on a predetermined date. Student investigators analyzed the water samples for a range of contaminants, including the concentrations of eight different metals (including lead and arsenic), nitrate ion, and the presence of coliform and Escherichia coli bacteria. Values for pH and water hardness were also determined. The results were communicated to well owners through well water testing reports and at an “interpretation meeting”, where students met with the well owners to help them understand and interpret their results. To date, over 130 wells have been tested. The project provided student investigators positive service-learning experiences while delivering many southern Illinois well owners important water quality information.

中文翻译：

伊利诺伊州南部井水质量项目：环境化学服务学习项目

格林维尔大学与当地县卫生部门合作实施了一项环境化学服务学习项目，以测试伊利诺伊州南部五县地区居民的井水质量。井主参加了一个学生进行的井水测试“启动会议”，收到了测试套件，按照指示收集了水样，并在预定日期将其退还给卫生部门。学生调查人员分析了水样本中的一系列污染物，包括八种不同金属（包括铅和砷）的浓度，硝酸根离子以及大肠菌和大肠杆菌的存在细菌。还确定pH值和水硬度的值。结果通过井水测试报告和“解释会”传达给井主，学生与井主会面以帮助他们理解和解释其结果。迄今为止，已经测试了130多口井。该项目为学生调查员提供了积极的服务学习经验，同时为伊利诺伊州南部的许多井主提供了重要的水质信息。

更新日期：2019-12-30

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