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Daniel A Jaffe
BES 415
Bothell Campus

Advanced Environmental Measurements Laboratory

Analysis of air, water, and soil samples using advanced methods. Instrumental methods include: atomic absorption spectroscopy and liquid chromatography. Prerequisite: BES 311, BES 315.

Class description

Primary course objectives are for students to learn: 1) Advanced instrumental methods for analysis of environmental samples (FAA, GFAA, FTIR, GC, GCMS, HPLC, etc); 2) How to interpret and analyze the data on environmental analyses; 3) How to communicate the results in various written formats.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

The primary instruction method is hands-on labwork. Students will collect air, water and soil samples and do laboratory analysis of them.

Recommended preparation

BES 301, 311 and 315 are all required prerequisites, as is a statistics class.

Class assignments and grading

Pre-lab assignments. Written lab reports Final exam

Written lab reports and final exam.

The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

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Last Update by Daniel A Jaffe
Date: 04/16/2004