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Environmental Techniques and Applications (U01747)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : GEO-3-ENVTA

Part A: Geophysical Techniques. This is designed to be preparatory to Summer field projects and will be accompanied by practical demonstrations of some of the field equipment.

Part B: Laboratory Techniques. This will introduce you to the application of some of the modern analytical techniques used in Environmental Geoscience. Following from the 'Analytical Techniques' component of the 'Chemical Geology' course, it provides hands-on training in key analytical methods, data interpretation, and scientific reporting of results. The techniques will be demonstrated in laboratory sessions and you will gain experience by applying the techniques to a suite of sediment samples. The analyses will form the basis of an independent Laboratory Project. The report should include an outline of the methods employed, an assessment of data quality, and a full environmental interpretation of the results modelled after a scientific paper.