RESOURCES
We used 7 different types of resources. Here they are!
Books:
Videos:
Magazines:
Articles:
Newspapers:
Websites:
Experts:
We also contacted government officials in our state that work on water:
We also tried to contact:
Books:
- Down the Drain: Conserving Water by Anita Ganeri
- Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water by Peter H. Gleick
- Watershed Conservation by Pam Rosenberg
- Renewable Energy by Nigel Saunders
- Pollution And Conservation by Rebecca Hunter
- Learning About The Water Cycle With Graphic Organizers by Isaac Nadeau
- Polluted Waters by Jennifer Stefanow
- Making Good Choices About Conservation by Janey Levy
- Reducing Your Carbon Footprint At Home by Sarah B. David
- Water by Sally Hewitt
- Water Supply: Our Impact on the Planet by Rob Bowden
- Recycling by Saddleback Educational Publishing
- Threats to Our Water Supply by Louis Spilsbury
- Water For All by Sally Morgan
- Science of Water by Janice Parker
- Water As A Liquid by Helen Frost
- Water Cycle by Ray James
- Water Underground by Isaac Nadeau
- Saving Animals From Oil Spills by Stephan Person
- Water Pollution by Rhonda L. Donald
- Hydroelectric Energy by Tamra Orr
- Water In The Atmosphere by Isaac Nadeau
- How We Use Water by Carol Ballard
- Water by Henry Pluckrose
- Clean Planet by Tristan Boyer Binns
- Water Power by Chris Oxlade
- Water by Darlene Lauw
- Keeping our Water Clean by Helen Frost
- Wonderful Water by Bobbie Kalman
- Resources by Andrew Solway
- Water Power by Ian Graham
- The Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole
- Water by Angela Royston
- Our World of Water by Beatrice Hollyer
- Wonders of Water by Nancy Finton
- Water by Fiona Macdonald
- How Water Changes by Jim Mezzanotte
- The Science of Energy by Sarah Dann
- Safety Water by Sue Wilkinson
- One Well by Rochelle Strauss
- Water by Geoff Barker
- The Water Cycle by Frances Purslow
- Water: A Resource Our World Depends On by Ian Graham
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Water by Alexandra Fix
- Water by Christin Ditchfield
Videos:
- “Human Water Cycle: Water, Food, and Energy” by NBC Learn K-12 (February 2nd, 2017 air date)
- “Human Water Cycle: Drinking Water” by NBC Learn K-12 (February 7th 2017 air date)
- “Human Water Cycle: Agriculture” by NBC Learn K-12 (February 7th 2017 air date)
- “Human Water Cycle:Waste Water” by NBC Learn K-12 (February 7th 2017 air date)
- “The Story of Bottled Water” by The Story of Stuff Project (March 22nd, 2010 air date)
- “It Doesn’t Make Sense to Buy Bottled Water” by Yarra Valley Water (October 20th, 2013 air date)
- “Most Bottled Water is Tap” by CNN (May 19th, 2008 air date)
Magazines:
- “Protecting the Birthplace of Rivers and Beyond” in The Wildlife Magazine (pg 46 from the October-November 2017 issue)
- “As Drought lets up, California Faces New Water Struggles” by Justin Worland”in the Time Magazine (page 10 from January 30th, 2017 issue)
- “Water Wars” in The Rotarian Magazine (page 31 from December 2016 issue)
- “Join the Clean Water Challenge” in the Outdoor America Magazine by the Izaak Walton League (pg 14-33 from 2017, issue #3)
Articles:
- “Drinking Water” (World Health Organization)
- ‘’9 types of Drinking Water Contaminants you Should Test for’’ (Test Assured)
- ‘’Bottled water testing’’ (IBWA)
- ‘’The truth about bottled water’’ (allaboutwater.org)
- ‘’Fda bottled water regulations’’ (IBWA)
- ‘’Facts about bottled water’’ (IBWA)
- ‘’20 interesting and useful water facts’’ (all about bottled water.org)
- ‘’Important facts about bottled water’’ (CE)
- ‘’The 6 worst brands of bottled water you can buy’’ (Mercola)
- ‘’How to ensure safe drinking at your facility’’ (Mike Nowak)
- ‘’11 facts about water in the developing world’’
- ‘’Bottled water facts’’ ( the ban bottle)
- ‘’Drinking water quality’’ (webMD)
- ‘’Drinking water’’ (World Health Organization)
- ‘’10 reasons to drink water’’ (allaboutwater.org)
Newspapers:
- ‘’New clean water rule goes into effect’’ by The Des Moines Register (on October 26th, 2014)
Websites:
- www.sswd.org
- www.rodalesorganiclife.com
- www.thespruce.com
- www.gardena.com
- www.eartheasy.com
- www.backyardboss.com
- www.commonswikimedia.org
- https://www.epa.gov/
- www.answers.com
- www.conserveh2o.org
- www.ebmud.com
- www.water.usgs.gov
- www.southernwater.co.uk
- www.sodgod.com
- www.bing.com
- www.lenntech.com
- http://livescience.com
- www.study.com
- www.sswm.info
- www.scientificamerican.com
- www.sawpa.org
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- www.popline.org
- www.futura-sciences.us
- www.science.howstuffworks.com
- www.wateraidamerica.org
- www.slideshare.net
- www.sushantskoltey.wordpress.com
- www.fastcompany.com
- www.epa.gov
- www.safesportsfield.cals.cornell.edu
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.summerrainsprinklers.com
- www.interestingengineering.com
- www.firehosedirect.com
- www.vactor.com
- www.pointing.spiraxsarco.com
- www.cityofottumwa.com
Experts:
- Kam Reeves (Superintendent for the Water Pollution Control Facility)
- Bob Emry (Quality Control Manager for Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group)
- Tim Albert (Plant Manager for the Ottumwa Water Works)
- Iowa Water Center (Iowa State University)
- Anne Lynam (Environmental Specialist for the Iowa DNR)
- Dasani (Coca-Cola Bottled Water Company)
- Nestle Bottled Water Company
- Aquafina (owned by PepsiCo)
We also contacted government officials in our state that work on water:
- Senator Ken Rozenboom
- Senator Rita Hart
- Senator David Johnson
We also tried to contact:
- Peter Weyer (Associate Director for the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination) from the University of Iowa.
- Corey McCoid (Water Supply Operations Supervisor) from the Iowa DNR.
- Mark Moeller (Water Supply Engineering Supervisor) from the Iowa DNR.