This week’s blog post features two research projects from students during our summer program. Both of these students studied metal concentrations in soils, specifically lead. First Research Project Introduction The first project began with a curiosity of lead levels in the soil surrounding a school in southwest Illinois. The student surveyed the area for…
Author: Josh Gifford
Student Summer Research Spotlight: Soils!
This week focuses on four students’ research about the levels of metals in soil located around a steel mill in southwest Illinois. The students were interested in understanding if the soils in local parks are polluted and if the distance from the mill correlated with the different metals found in the soil. To answer this…