Environmental Measurements Laboratory at Barnard College

为了改进环境科学部的实验室教育，需要一套综合的基本分析和研究工具。该项目向学生介绍现代环境分析中使用的技术，并为他们提供解决多学科环境问题的经验--环境科学教育的基本要素。该项目的重点是水和沉积物的标准环境测量所需的设备，以及使学生能够充分利用最近获得的原子吸收光谱仪的辅助设备。具体地说，这一新设备使该部能够(1)开设一门名为“环境测量”的新的中级环境方法和分析实验室课程；(2)为学生研究高级论文和其他项目建立设施；(3)加强与该部目前开设的“环境科学概论”课程配套的实验室。实验室研究的重点是当地环境，包括哈德逊河、北河污水处理厂和黑岩森林。

An integrated set of basic analytical and research tools is necessary to improve laboratory education in the Environmental Science Department. This project introduces students to techniques used in modern environmental analyses and provides them with experience in multidisciplinary environmental problem-solving -- essential elements of environmental science education. This project focuses on equipment needed for standard environmental measurements on water and sediment as well as ancillary equipment that enable students to have full use of a recently acquired atomic absorption spectrometer. Specifically, this new equipment enables the department to (1) offer a new, midlevel laboratory course on environmental methods and analysis, called "Environmental Measurements"; (2) establish facilities for student research leading to the senior thesis and other projects; and (3) enhance the laboratory accompanying the "Introduction to Environmental Science" course that the department currently offers. Laboratory study focuses on local environments including the Hudson River, the North River Sewage Treatment Plant, and Black Rock Forest.