ENVS4010-A Field Mth Monitor Aquatic Syst (Spring 2016)
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Course Details
Session, Dates: 1 (01/11/2016 - 04/30/2016)
Days: F
Time: 04:45 - 05:35 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: John Jay 248
Seats Available: 19 Seats
Credits: 1
Course Description
This course exposes students to various lab and field methods used to monitor the aqueous environment. Topics include: Water sampling, major constituents (solids, dissolved oxygen and oxygen demand, acidity and alkalinity, hardness, and conductivity), common ions (via UV/VIS spectroscopy, ion chromatography and ion-selective electrodes), and trace pollutants (metals and organics). Students collect and analyze samples from the field using portable sampling devices and instrumentation.
Prerequisite: CHEM3500
Prerequisite: CHEM3500
Course Materials
About the Instructor(s)
Daniel B. Short, Ph.D.
short@rmu.edu
412-397-4054 phone
412-397-4075 fax
John Jay 215
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Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Science
short@rmu.edu
412-397-4054 phone
412-397-4075 fax
John Jay 215
Profile