I walked in, master of pipet-like, put on my goggles and lab coat, and Maryann gave me a bucket of dirt/soil!
I did so many different experiments on it today. Very FUN
Last time the notes I took really helped me: I worked fast although I had never done this before.
Using tubes and ID water, I tested the PH of this sample of soil.
Using this big thingy which has webs for different sizes I was able to separate different sizes of the particles inside the soil. (As the pictures shown)
I had never seen the big thingy before and it was really cool to see how it could separate all the sizes so quickly.
We are doing this so that we can have the date of normal soil: its PH value, its particle sizes; its carbolic organic values(this I have to do next time since it takes longer to measure it). And when we add concentration of Lipitor into the soil, we will be able to see the difference.
I am excited for my next visit!
An impressive soil sorter, indeed! I am eager to learn what you find. I hope that you can work these results into your time at RPI. The end is drawing near, so be sure that you and your mentor have a clear understanding of when you will stop. It would be a shame to ALMOST finish a phase of your work.
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