WASHINGTON, PA (Nov. 21, 2013)—A Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) student has taken her Chemistry studies to the next level, 将她在课堂上学到的知识应用到一个行业对宾夕法尼亚州西部环境影响的现实研究中.
For her independent study, 大四学生劳伦·费希尔正在分析马塞勒斯页岩气钻探地点的水样，以评估这项工作是否对当地水道产生影响.
“钻井涉及水力压裂，有害的挥发性有机化合物和有毒废水可能会释放到环境中,” said Fisher, a Chemistry and Philosophy major.
费舍尔说，去年秋天，她在物理化学实验室学习了许多仪器分析技术，她从未想过自己会理解这些技术. 一旦学会了，她就着迷于它们能告诉一个人关于一种化合物的多少信息.
“I honestly did not know that the HPLC, and ICP-OES would be so important in analyzing substances,” she said. “Ever since I learned the trick, I was hooked.”
费舍尔计划上医学院，她说她喜欢通过利用她的化学知识来研究和寻找解决与水力压裂相关的可能的健康风险的方法.
This information was provided by W&J senior Julia Pacilio and the W&J Chemistry Department.
