Aquatic Field and Lab I

A course for natural resources and fisheries technology programs that introduces aquatic field and laboratory methods. Students record data and observations field notebooks and journals. Laboratory activities include using laboratory balances, calibration and use of meters, and measuring dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, biological oxygen demand, pH, turbidity, and other chemical and biological indicators in streams and water bodies. Using instruction in modern physical and chemical techniques and instrumentation, students will be able to collect, analyze and report water quality data with a high degree of precision and accuracy.

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