Lehigh Valley Section of the American Chemical Society
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Section Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2025
Collier Hall of Science, Moravian University
Swimming Pool Chemistry, or How to Green the Rio Diving Pool
So your chemistry career has taken off, and you now own a home with a swimming pool. Do you know enough chemistry to take care of your pool? Absolutely! With a basic knowledge of acid-base chemistry and solubility equilibria, plus some chlorine chemistry, you can understand the key principles of pool maintenance. We'll discuss the key ideas in pool chemistry--pH, chlorine sanitation, and calcium concentration--take a look at a new chlorination system involving electrolysis, and reflect on how it all went wrong at the diving pool at the Rio Olympics. Students encouraged to attend, because swimming pool chemistry is a great way to see basic chemical principles at work in real life.
Carl Salter, Professor of Chemistry Moravian University
William Farina, Laboratory Coordinator and Instructor Moravian University
Meeting will be hybrid: details will be posted shortly
CONTACT: Carl Salter, salterc@moravian.edu
Section Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2025
Collier Hall of Science, Moravian University
Swimming Pool Chemistry, or How to Green the Rio Diving Pool
So your chemistry career has taken off, and you now own a home with a swimming pool. Do you know enough chemistry to take care of your pool? Absolutely! With a basic knowledge of acid-base chemistry and solubility equilibria, plus some chlorine chemistry, you can understand the key principles of pool maintenance. We'll discuss the key ideas in pool chemistry--pH, chlorine sanitation, and calcium concentration--take a look at a new chlorination system involving electrolysis, and reflect on how it all went wrong at the diving pool at the Rio Olympics. Students encouraged to attend, because swimming pool chemistry is a great way to see basic chemical principles at work in real life.
Carl Salter, Professor of Chemistry Moravian University
William Farina, Laboratory Coordinator and Instructor Moravian University
Meeting will be hybrid: details will be posted shortly
CONTACT: Carl Salter, salterc@moravian.edu
WHO ARE WE?
The Lehigh Valley Section of the American Chemical Society was the fifth local ACS section to be chartered. Founded in 1894, it serves the Lehigh Valley Area including six counties in Pennsylvania (Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Berks and Carbon) and Warren county in New Jersey. ACS Local Sections promote public awareness of chemistry through community outreach programs. Working with students of chemistry and science, we encourage an interest in the chemical sciences. The LVACS also provides a valuable forum for communication between members and serves as a platform for sharing scientific and educational information.
Find out more about us here.
The Lehigh Valley Section of the American Chemical Society was the fifth local ACS section to be chartered. Founded in 1894, it serves the Lehigh Valley Area including six counties in Pennsylvania (Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Berks and Carbon) and Warren county in New Jersey. ACS Local Sections promote public awareness of chemistry through community outreach programs. Working with students of chemistry and science, we encourage an interest in the chemical sciences. The LVACS also provides a valuable forum for communication between members and serves as a platform for sharing scientific and educational information.
Find out more about us here.
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