Technological University of the Philippines - Cavite

Carlos Q. Trinidad Avenue, Salawag, Dasmariñas City, Cavite

Department of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory 1

Experimental Study No. 1

Water Quality Test

Submitted by:
Maraño, Marlon
Palacios, Ricky
Sambalod, Patrick
Tolentino, Rhod Justine
Verecio, Matthew

Submitted to:
Engr. Ramil Aledia

Introduction
 According to Sargen, M. (2019), all life depends on water, which is essential for
maintaining ecosystems, enabling human activity, and guaranteeing general wellbeing. Water
quality is a crucial factor that directly affects how suitable it is for a variety of uses, including
drinking, farming, industrial activities, and maintaining aquatic habitats. The chemical, physical,
biological, and radioactive properties of water are referred to as its quality, and they indicate its
purity and capacity to adhere to certain requirements for various applications.
With that said, this activity aims to know various qualities of water from different sources
inside the Technological University of the Philippines - Cavite Campus. This will be conducted
using one of the most used tools in water quality monitoring, which is TDS test kit.
A tiny, portable instrument called a TDS meter is used to measure the total dissolved
solids (TDS) in a solution, often water. Because dissolved ionized solids, such as minerals and
salts, enhance a solution's conductivity, a TDS meter analyzes the solution's conductivity and
calculates the TDS based on that value. (Carollo, R., n.d.).
According to the same author as the previous, when your water has a high TDS level, it
contains a lot of dissolved materials, most commonly minerals. The continuous presence of
these minerals in your water can cause scale building in your appliances and pipes over time,
reducing its efficiency and longevity. Knowing your TDS level will help you decide if you need a
water softener or salt-free water conditioner to help with this problem, especially if you have
hard water.

Documentation
In this Laboratory Experiment,,the group is tasked to gather 3 (three) samples of water in
different areas of Technological University of the Philippines.

Sample 1. DRINKING WATER from Water Dispenser

First Attempt.

On our first attempt, with the use of

TDS. It shows that the total number
of dissolved solids is 35.

Second Attempt.

For the second attempt, the TDS

becomes lesser since it is becoming
more accurate. The TDS for the
second attempt is 13

Third Attempt.

At our third attempt, the TDS shows

that the water is becoming much
cleaner and safer for consumption.
The final number of TDS is 10.

Sample 2. Store Water in the Drum inside the Comfort room.

First Attempt.

For the first attempt, the store water in the

comfort room contains 225 dissolved
minerals or solids.

Second Attempt.

At the second attempt, the number of TDS

was not too far from the first attempt. The
second attempt contains 224 numbers of
dissolved solids.

Third Attempt.

For the final or the third attempt. The number

of TDS is 221. The first, second, and third
attempts are close together.
 Sample 3. Sewage Water

First Attempt.

For the first attempt at the sewage water,

sample 2 contains 771 TDS.

Second Attempt.

At the second attempt of the sewage water,

the number of TDS is 771 which is 1
mineral/solid lower than the first attempt.

Third Attempt.

And lastly for the third and final attempt, the

number of TDS is 769 where it is lower by 1
from the second attempt.
Result Summary
Table shows the TDS of each water specimen by PPM unit.

Attempt 1st 2nd 3rd

Sample 1: Public water dispenser 35 PPM 13 PPM 10 PPM

Sample 2: Stored water in comfort room 225 PPM 224 PPM 221 PPM

Sample 3: Outside sewage 771 PPM 770 PPM 769 PPM

Summary and Conclusion

In this experiment, we utilized a TDS kit to carry out tests on three distinct water samples, as
provided earlier. The initial sample displayed the lowest PPM measurement, followed by the
second and third samples.
A substance with less contamination will have a lower PPM reading. By way of comparison, Soft
water typically has a PPM range of 10-50, while Very hard water measures over 200 PPM, as
indicated by the findings of this experiment.
Furthermore, the TDS kit also monitored the water temperature simultaneously. This was done
to investigate whether an increase in water conductivity caused by higher temperatures would
have an impact on the PPM values.

References
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