The Integration of State-of-the-Art Computer-Aided Analytical Instrumentation/Data Analysis into an Undergrad- uate Environmental Curriculum

西切斯特大学环境卫生系最近购置了几件主要仪器，正在建立一个计算机辅助环境实验室，该实验室将纳入该大学的本科环境课程。仪器包括原子吸收分光光度计、气相色谱仪和紫外/可见分光光度计，具有适当的计算机接口，以提供仪器控制和数据分析和报告。该项目提供了一个令人兴奋的、先进的学习环境，让学生学习环境污染和控制方法。正在改进十门环境课程，正在编写一门新的高级环境监测和分析课程，并将编写和出版一份实验室手册。环境科学的本科教学正在得到重大改进，能够更好地解决国家复杂环境问题的科学家正在接受教育。

With the recent acquisition of several major pieces of instrumentation, the Environmental Health Department at West Chester University is establishing a computer-aided environmental laboratory which will be integrated into the University's undergraduate environmental curriculum. The instruments include an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, a gas chromatograph, and a UV/visible spectrophotometer with appropriate computer interfacing to provide instrument control and data analysis and reporting. The project is providing a stimulating, advanced learning environment in which students study environmental pollution and methods of control. Ten environmental courses are being improved, a new advanced environmental monitoring and analysis course is being developed, and a laboratory manual will be written and published. Significant improvements in undergraduate instruction in environmental science are being implemented, and scientists better able to solve the Nation's complex environmental problems are being educated.