Environmental Chemistry Course Work Supported by a Student-Operated Water Testing Lab

气相色谱仪的使用允许对物理科学的高入学率课程进行实质性修改，以供追求小学教育认证的学生使用。本课程以环境为重点，利用色谱仪开发水质检测能力。测试实验室为当地农业社区提供服务，并为师范生和化学和生物领域的其他学生提供实际环境实验。使用气相色谱仪的水质检测涉及生物学学生，化学学生和其他参加化学课程和学院工作计划的学生的参与。 经过培训的学生管理水质检测项目。 气相色谱仪也用于涉及化学和生物学教师和本科生的合作独立研究。

Use of a gas chromatograph is allowing for substantial modification of a high-enrollment course in physical science for students pursuing certification in elementary education. The course assumes an environmental focus, utilizing the chromatograph to develop a water quality testing ability. The testing laboratory provides a service to the local agricultural community and a hands-on environmental experimentation for teacher-education students and other students in the fields of chemistry and biology. The water quality testing for which the gas chromatograph is used involves the participation of biology students, chemistry students, and other students taking chemistry courses and the College's work program. Trained students manage the water-quality testing program. The gas chromatograph also is used for collaborative independent research involving the chemistry and biology faculty and undergraduate students.