Hello Ecologgers – I have the opportunity to propose a major equipment purchase for an undergraduate Environmental Science lab course that I teach. I am leaning toward equipment that would let my students conduct some air quality measurements – ozone, SO2, NOx, CO, particulates, etc. Lab assignments could be designed around environmental justice, urban-rural gradients, or point sources such as landfills, power plants, etc.
Does anyone have any experience with portable meters that could be used to do this kind of sampling? It would ideally be something that we could take in the field, that undergraduates could operate, and that a non-chemist instructor (=me) :) could maintain. I assume that State and Federal environmental quality inspectors use these kinds of things, but I don't know where to start to gather information. Any help that anyone can provide, or even completely different suggestions, would be welcome. -Jeff ________________________________ ************************************ Jeffrey D. Corbin Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Union College Schenectady, NY 12308 (518) 388-6097 ************************************ ________________________________
