Practical Skills in Environmental Science

<p>I. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.<br>1. Basic Principles.<br>2. Health and Safety.<br>3. Working with Liquids.<br>4. Basic Laboratory Procedures.<br>5. Basic Fieldwork Procedures.<br>6. Principles of Solution Chemistry.<br>7. Principles of Gas and Fluid Behaviour.<br>II. THE INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH.<br>8. The Principles of Measurement.<br>9. SI Units and their Use.<br>10. Making Observations.<br>11. Drawings and Diagrams.<br>12. Scientific Method and Experimental Design.<br>13. Making Notes of Practical Work.<br>14. Project Work.<br>III. OBTAINING SAMPLES.<br>15. Sampling Strategies and Statistics.<br>16. Surveys and Surveying.<br>17. Sampling Biological Materials.<br>18. Sampling Soils and Sediments.<br>19. Sampling Minerals, Rocks and Fossils.<br>20. Sampling Air and Water.<br>21. Sampling Using Questionnaires.<br>IV. MANIPULATING AND IDENTIFYING SAMPLED MATERIALS.<br>22. Naming and Classifying Organisms.<br>23. Using Microscopes.<br>24. Preparing Specimens for Light Microscopy.<br>25. Identifying Organisms and Using Identification Keys.<br>26. Identifying Earth Materials.<br>27. Photography and Imaging.<br>V. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.<br>28. Ecological Analysis and Demographics.<br>29. Extracting Information from Maps and Photographs.<br>30. Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Change.<br>31. Chemical Analysis of Environmental Materials.<br>32. Analysis of Aquatic Environments.<br>33. Analysis of Soil and Sediments.<br>34. Measuring Atmospheric Variables.<br>VI. ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF DATA.<br>35. Manipulating and Transforming Raw Data.<br>36. Using Graphs.<br>37. Presenting Data in Tables.<br>38. Hints for Solving Numerical Problems.<br>39. Descriptive Statistics.<br>40. Choosing and Using Statistical Tests.<br>VII. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARY RESOURCES.<br>41. The Internet and the World-Wide Web.<br>42. Using Spreadsheets.<br>43. Word-processors.<br>44. Databases and other Packages.<br>45. Finding and Citing Published Information.<br>VIII. COMMUNICATING INFORMATION.<br>46. Scientific Writing.<br>47. Writing Essays.<br>48. Reporting Practical and Project Work.<br>49. Writing Literature Surveys and Reviews.<br>50. Organising a Poster Display.<br>51. Giving an Oral Presentation.<br>52. Examinations.<br>References.<br>Index.</p>