Lab Day!

Again, I am stuck with the lab day. It's alright there is a lot to learn on these days. Our tasks included Tiff, Michelle, Christian and I finishing up on some of the TSS filtering for the month. The filters did not seem to like us this time around either and continued to take forever. This was probably the most frustrating part of the afternoon.

Michelle getting creative with the camera while we wait for the water to filter. 

Christian setting up his rigs.

Protocol for filtering.

Tiff's face says, Maybe some sweet talk and coaxing with make the water filter faster!

Danielle and Christian.

Sherene weighing previous filter samples.

while the water was filtering, Jake was put to the task of creating standards of silicate.

The varying concentrations of silicate (0, 5, 10, 25, 60)

Science!

Tiff on her handy dandy calculator watch to determine the calculations for the standards.

Laura caught while Danielle explains how to make the standards to Jake and Pua.

Pua and Kīna'u measuring the chlorophyl.

Overall a pretty normal day in the lab. Hopefully the filters will cooperate for the next month. I apologize on the very brief account of this day.