At the October 12 Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition monthly meeting, Westminster College students from Dr. Helen Boylan’s Advanced Chemistry class presented the results from the September sampling event at the De Sale Phase 2 mine drainage passive treatment system in Butler County.

The sampling was conducted as part of a service learning project.

In addition to presenting their results, the students discussed the laboratory methods, equipment used, challenges, discrepancies and more.

As always, the students did an excellent job of presenting the data and answering the audience’s questions.

We were of course happy to hear that the system that is now 17 years old was also still performing well. Thanks to Dr. Boylan and her students-- Liz Bond, Maria Wahal, Brandon Rhoades, Matt Ford, Sarah Harris, Ashley Berman, and Eve Kammerdiener for all of their efforts!

For more information on programs, initiatives, volunteer opportunities and upcoming events, visit the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition website.

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(Reprinted from the November edition of the Catalyst published by the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition in Butler County.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

[Posted: Nov. 9, 2017]

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