West Texas A&M UNIVERSITY
We are meeting with West Texas A & M University environmental scientists. Dr. Rogers is the leading arsenic contamination scientist in the region, and became our mentor and partner in working to decrease the risk from arsenic in our county.
We are meeting with West Texas A & M University environmental scientists. Dr. Rogers is the leading arsenic contamination scientist in the region, and became our mentor and partner in working to decrease the risk from arsenic in our county.
GATHERING SOIL
Preparing for gathering soil and plants from areas of Cochran County. Dr. Rogers and research assistant Josh Brownlow taught us the importance of protection in the field and the need for clean samples in order to trust our results when arsenic is taken from the samples.
Preparing for gathering soil and plants from areas of Cochran County. Dr. Rogers and research assistant Josh Brownlow taught us the importance of protection in the field and the need for clean samples in order to trust our results when arsenic is taken from the samples.
COLLECTING SAMPLES
We collected soil samples from the center, quarter, and edge of different habitats: playa wetlands, irrigated farm land, dryland farms, and rangeland.
We collected soil samples from the center, quarter, and edge of different habitats: playa wetlands, irrigated farm land, dryland farms, and rangeland.
Natural Resource Conservation Service soil specialist Landon Kerby teaches us to use an auger for gathering soil 18 inches deep.
The soil was gathered and placed in a tub we put the sample in a container for analysis in the laboratory.
Then we learned how to decontaminate our tools.
