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One of the few lab books available in the field, Environmental Science is designed to provide environmental scientists with active learning situations that demonstrate the impacts of interactions between humans and the environment. It encourages readers to reflect on real life conditions and the connection to the environment and sustainability. Emphasis is placed on writing and communication through lab reports, presentations, and real-world scenarios. Environmental scientists will be able to apply concepts in the lab and gain a stronger understanding of the field.

Environmental Science: Active Learning Laboratories and Applied Problem Sets

Laboratory Manual for Environmental Science, Second Edition

By Travis Wagner and Robert Sanford


Part One: General Information

Laboratory Health & Safety Procedures

Writing Laboratory Reports


Part Two: Labs

1. Environmental Awareness

2. Science and the Popular Media

3. Greening of the Campus

4. Environmental Site Inspection

5. Life Cycle Assessment

6. Urban Ecosystems

7. Experimental Design: Range of Tolerance

8. Experimental Design: Environmental Contamination

9. Landscaping for Energy Conservation

10. Human Survivorship Changes

11. Dowsing for Water

12. Aquatic Species Diversity

13. Environmental Forensics

14. Field Trip: Sewage Treatment Plant

15. Field Trip: Wetlands Mitigation

16. Field Trip: Water Treatment Plant

17. Global Climate Change and Automobiles

18. Indoor Air Quality Inspection

19. Soil Characterization

20. Landfill Planning and Siting

21. Pollution Prevention: Solid Waste

22. Field Trip: Solid Waste Management

23. Toxicity Testing and the LC50

24. Environmental Risk Ranking

25. Sampling for Environmental Pollutants

26. Indoor Energy Conservation

27. Lung Power


Part Three: Applied Problem Sets

1. The Scientific Method: Observation and Hypothesis

2. The Scientific Method: Results and Discussion

3. Quantification of Environmental Problems

4. Ecosystem Diagram

5. Biogeochemical Concept Diagram

6. Global Warming, CO2, and You

7. Recognizing Human Impacts

8. Ecological Footprints and Sustainability

9. Oil Consumption and Future Availability

10. Water Quality and Consumer Choice

11. Local Environmental Risk

12. Society and Waste

13. Introduction to Environmental Modeling

14. Ecological Identity

15. Trophic Levels and the Scarborough Marsh

16. Trophic Ecology of Humans: The Best Guess Breakfast Interview

17. Greening of Business

18. Pesticides and food

19. Review and Reflection