Muhlenberg College
Department of Chemistry
Exploring Environmental Chemistry
Preliminary Schedule
Sunday |
Arrive, Check in, Lab safety |
Monday |
Atomic spectroscopy
Introduction to the atomic absorption spectrophotometer
History of Aquashicola creek watershed
Organize for field trip. |
Tuesday |
Trip to Aquashicola creek
Acquire water samples
On-site water analysis, sampling techniques. |
Wednesday |
Analyze water samples
Vibrational spectroscopy
Introduction to the Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer
Soil Analysis |
Thursday |
Analyze water samples
Electronic spectroscopy
Introduction to UV-Vis spectrophotometer
Soil Analysis |
Friday |
Finish analysis
Introduction to the gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer
Poster presentation of your results
Departure |
