incorporating a groundwater monitoring project into an introductory geology laboratory class
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Incorporating a Groundwater Monitoring Project into an Introductory Geology Laboratory Class. John E. McCallen Physical Sciences Department Broome Community College P.O. Box 1017 Binghamton, NY 13902 [email protected]. Student Labs. Usually paper copies Worked on in a lab room - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Incorporating a Groundwater Monitoring Project into an Introductory Geology Laboratory Class
John E. McCallenPhysical Sciences Department
Broome Community CollegeP.O. Box 1017
Binghamton, NY 13902
Student LabsUsually paper
copies
Worked on in a lab room
No real geological experience
Cortland Salt Storage AreaMonitoring salt
levels in the groundwater
Residential community down gradient of the shed
Part of the Rosen Inactive Hazardous Waste Site
Good project to get students involved
Rosen Site20 acre industrial site
in South Cortland
Former Wickmire Bros. wire screen and nail manufacturing operation
1908 - 1971
Student InvolvementGain real world
experience
DEC lists 780 Inactive hazardous Waste Sites in New York
297 sites in Region 7
www.hopewell-junction-citizens-for-clean-wate...
Two major sites in the Binghamton areaEndicott and Hillcrest
Cortland Salt Storage Area
Two students the first semester
Decided to use as part of a lab exercise
Use the entire class
Students didn’t realize the conditions wells were inBriars, weeds, overgrown areas
Some wells were damaged
Student InvolvementGiven a worksheet
to find flow direction and hydraulic gradient
Students took groundwater elevation, pH, conductivity and TDS measurements in the field
ProblemsGetting a van
Driver
Time must be < 3 hours
Student InterestClass interest
increased after the field trip
Started looking at hazardous waste sites in the area
Thank You
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