How to Properly Use Water Quality Instrumentation to Characterize Groundwater Accessed by Direct Push Technologies
How to Properly Use Water Quality Instrumentation to Characterize Groundwater Accessed by Direct Push Technologies
Presented on Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Water quality instrumentation can provide useful information about the chemical and physical characteristics of groundwater. Misuse of equipment or lack of quality checks can skew data, which can result in misinformation to the client or regulatory agency. This workshop will demonstrate how to properly maintain and use a flow cell, how to use and field calibrate water quality instrumentation to ensure accurate readings, how to properly operate a pump to ensure the collection of formation water, and how to properly decontaminate the equipment.
Presenter:
Laura St. Pierre
YSI Inc., Yellow Springs, OH
YSI Inc., Yellow Springs, OH
Laura St. Pierre is a Product Manager for YSI Inc., where she has worked for nine years. Prior to her current role at YSI, she held the position of Technical Sales and Support Specialist. Major responsibilities include defining and developing new instrumentation, recommending equipment based on application needs, conducting training seminars, and technical writing. St. Pierre has a B.S. in environmental geography from Ohio University and has obtained continuing education credits for courses in environmental field sampling and groundwater hydrogeology.