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I am doing a sceince project to see how clean or contaminated our water is including drinking water, tap water, and water in our city, i'm not sure what kind of equipment to find out whats in the water i'm not quite sure if i need to go to a lab either. please help me on what stuff i should use

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Thank you for your question about determining water quality in your area. This sounds like an interesting project! There are three types of information that can help you with your experiment: 1. What scientific information is already available about water quality in your region, 2. How to conduct your own water quality research, and 3. General science fair information. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ The EPA gathers water quality information from around the country and publishes it online. The above link takes you to the main


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