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An Assessment Of Lead And Copper In School Drinking Water, Kaavya Raghavan Ram
An Assessment Of Lead And Copper In School Drinking Water, Kaavya Raghavan Ram
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Masters Projects
Metal contamination in drinking water, especially heavy metals such as lead, and corrosion issues, pose a threat to human health and have received increasing attention in recent years. This study reports on the results of ‘The Massachusetts Assistance Program for Lead in School Drinking Water’ and provides a better understanding of the dynamics of sampling protocols, premise plumbing and their influence on lead and copper concentrations. ‘The Massachusetts Assistance Program for Lead in School Drinking Water’ that was announced in April 2016, implemented tap-based water sampling for lead and copper at K-12 public schools and Early Education and Childcare centers …
Developing A Toolkit For Citizen Scientists' Evaluation Of Drinking Water Quality, Leighann D'Andrea
Developing A Toolkit For Citizen Scientists' Evaluation Of Drinking Water Quality, Leighann D'Andrea
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Masters Projects
This project evaluated tools for citizen science by assessing the potential to monitor drinking water quality at home with commercially sold, or off the shelf, test kits. The first objective was to compare the results of off the shelf test kits with laboratory-obtained values as performed in a controlled environment by trained laboratory personnel. The second objective was to provide potential citizen scientists with a selection of test kits to determine if they could successfully use the kits. These two objectives contributed to the end goal of understanding whether test kits on the market existed that could be used by …