BIOE 517 - Environmental Biomonitoring (3)

Review of the basics of modern environmental analysis. Topics include proper field sampling and preservation, legal aspects, traceability, and chain of custody records. Aspects of a quality assurance and quality control program are addressed, as well as fundamentals of laboratory instrumentation and air quality monitoring. Meets a requirement in the biology or general science teaching field of the MSE-FYNT program. Prereqs: ENVM 501 and ENVM 505, or permission of the department.