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Title Aim / Objective of the Study

Activity 9.2 (Experiment) 128 Investigating the level of pollution in several different sources of water To investigate the level of pollution in several different sources of water.

Industrial area Housing area From the hill / river Distilled water (control)

Problem

What is the level of pollution in several different sources of

Statement water? Hypothesis The water sample from the housing area drainage is the most polluted. Variables

Manipulated variable: water samples from different sources. Responding variable: Time taken for methylene blue solution to decolourise Fixed variable: Volume of water sample, size of reagent bottles, concentration and volume of methylene blue solution

Material

Methylene blue solution Water samples Distilled water Reagent bottles (250 ml) with stoppers Beakers Syringes Stopwatch

Apparatus

Technique Measure and record the time taken for the methylene blue used solution to decolourise by using a stopwatch