Bioscience Environmental Laboratory Technologist

Certificate Program
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Program Description
Environmental laboratory testing is a crucial aspect of our society's environmental management. The orchestration of drinking water purification and waste water management along with pollution remediation dominate the careers available to bioscience environmental laboratory technologists. This program prepares students to work in laboratories associated with environmental management. Students must meet the entrance reqiurements for associate degree level courses. (Program Length: 2 Semesters Minimum)

Employment Opportunities
This program trains students to serve as laboratory technicians and regulatory specialists in environmental science settings (e.g., water and wastewater laboratories, state and federal environmental laboratories, pollution and remediation contract companies) and industrial settings (e.g., research, quality assurance, and contracting labs). Environmental laboratory technicians may work in a wet lab analyzing pH, phosphate levels or microbial screening. Other technicians may determine biological oxygen demand or chemical oxygen demand in samples.

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