1. DRINKING WATER

2. Path of surface water to faucet

3. Path of well water to faucet

4. Water treatment plant Chicago, IL

5. CONTAMINANT MEASUREMENTS  PPM- parts per million 1mg/Liter  PPB- parts per billion.001 mg/Liter http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module04/GWContaminationBasics1.htm

6. arsenic  Source Soil Soil Shale Shale  Problems- carcinogen carcinogen

7. Lead  Source Pipes Pipes  Problems Brain damage Brain damage

9. Benzene  Source Leaking fuel tanks Leaking fuel tanks Industrial waste Industrial waste  Problems Kidney damage Kidney damage Cancer Cancer Blood disorders Blood disorders

10. Sulfates  Source Sulfuric rocks (gypsum,pyrite) Sulfuric rocks (gypsum,pyrite) Bacteria Bacteria  Problems Rotten egg smell Rotten egg smell Bad taste Bad taste Black scale Black scale

11. Bottle water  Less restrictions on bottled water than tap water  Each US citizen drinks 19.5 gal/year

12. Ice Mountain  Bottled in Stanwood, MI  Withdraws 218 gal/min  = 300,000 gal/day  = 70,000 bottles  10 year agreement  200 employees