Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
9768
Course Name
Algae Identification Workshop
Contact Hours
15.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory
Primary Contact
Felecia Groom
groom.64@osu.edu
614-378-7009 Ext.
Website
Description
Hands-on, lecture, laboratory and field workshop to learn collection, identification, preservation, enumeration, and control techniques and basic ecology of algae.
Course Level
Basic thru Advanced
Course Content
Collect plankton samples on a research vessel. Learn to use microscope and keys. Lecture – Cyanobacteria. Lab to identify phytoplankton. Collect and view periphyton and phytoplankton. Lecture – diatoms. Final summary and discussion; where do we go from here? Outline what continuing resources are available to participants.
Target Audience
Managers or employees of public water supplies (reservoirs, lakes, and rivers). Federal, state, or city employees charged with monitoring water quality.
Training Format
Classroom