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St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Mississauga, Ontario L5E 1L8

Submitted Nov 14, 2024

High School

Alkalinity Results

Alkalinity Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 11.5 ml / 230 ppm

Alkalinity Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 5.9 ml / 118 ppm

Alkalinity Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 5.0 ml / 100 ppm

Alkalinity Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 0.0 ml / 0 ppm

Alkalinity Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 0.0 ml / 0 ppm

Ammonia Results

Ammonia Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 0.5 mg/L/ppm

Ammonia Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 0.5 mg/L/ppm

Ammonia Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 0.5 mg/L/ppm

Ammonia Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Ammonia Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Arsenic Results

Arsenic Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 0 ug/L

Arsenic Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 0 ug/L

Arsenic Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 0 ug/L

Arsenic Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 0 ug/L

Arsenic Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 0 ug/L

Colour Results

Colour Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 TCU

Colour Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 TCU

Colour Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 TCU

Colour Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 TCU

Colour Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 TCU

Copper Results

Copper Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Copper Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 0.05 mg/L/ppm

Copper Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 0.4 mg/L/ppm

Copper Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Copper Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Iron Results

Iron Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: Darker than the Canadian Guideline (FAIL)
0 mg/L/ppm

Iron Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: Darker than the Canadian Guideline (FAIL)
0 mg/L/ppm

Iron Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 mg/L/ppm

Iron Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 mg/L/ppm

Iron Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: Lighter than the Canadian Guideline (PASS)
0 mg/L/ppm

Manganese Results

Manganese Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 0.4 mg/L/ppm

Manganese Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 0.4 mg/L/ppm

Manganese Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 0.4 mg/L/ppm

Manganese Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: <0.02 mg/L/ppm

Manganese Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: <0.02 mg/L/ppm

Nitrate Results

Nitrate Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 0 mg/L/ppm

Nitrate Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 0 mg/L/ppm

Nitrate Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 0 mg/L/ppm

Nitrate Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 0 mg/L/ppm

Nitrate Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 0 mg/L/ppm

pH Results

pH Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 7.0 pH

pH Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 7.0 pH

pH Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 7.0 pH

pH Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 7.0 pH

pH Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 7.0 pH

Sulphate Results

Sulphate Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: Less cloudy than the CGLS cup (PASS)
0 mg/L

Sulphate Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: Less cloudy than the CGLS cup (PASS)
0 mg/L

Sulphate Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: Less cloudy than the CGLS cup (PASS)
0 mg/L

Sulphate Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: Less cloudy than the CGLS cup (PASS)
0 mg/L

Sulphate Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: Less cloudy than the CGLS cup (PASS)
0 mg/L

Total Chlorine Results

Chlorine Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Chlorine Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Chlorine Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 0.5 mg/L/ppm

Chlorine Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Chlorine Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 0.0 mg/L/ppm

Total Hardness Results

Total Hardness Sample #1
Untreated water (Bruce County)

Result: 250 mg/L/ppm

Total Hardness Sample #2
Untreated water rural 2 (Simcoe County)

Result: 80 mg/L/ppm

Total Hardness Sample #3
St. Paul Catholic Secondary School

Result: 180 mg/L/ppm

Total Hardness Sample #4
distilled water (made using distillation machine)

Result: 0 mg/L/ppm

Total Hardness Sample #5
distilled water (purchased from store)

Result: 0 mg/L/ppm