Environmental Sampling and Analyses

Catalog description

This three-credit course is an overview of sample collection from experimental design and chain of custody, to methods used for obtaining environmental samples, principally from water, soil, and sediment in addition to biological sampling, and modern molecular analysis. This is a lab course augmented with trips to field research stations to obtain environmental samples. Sample analysis includes microscopy and spectrometry, as well as biological and molecular techniques. The objective of the course is to familiarize the student with the unique challenges field sampling can present through direct experience.