Loren McClungLoren McClung

Work DescriptionWork Description Discover the impact of water on elements Discover the impact of water on elements

& how elements affect the quality of water.& how elements affect the quality of water.

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Specialist AND GeneralistSpecialist AND Generalist

75% Earth's surface75% Earth's surface Every ecosystemEvery ecosystem Industrial processesIndustrial processes Recreation Recreation ManufacturingManufacturing

JobsJobs

HydrologistHydrologist GeologistGeologist HydrobiogeochemistHydrobiogeochemist Water purification, wastewater treatment, Water purification, wastewater treatment,

surface-water OR groundwater chemistsurface-water OR groundwater chemist

Courses RequiredCourses Required MicrobiologyMicrobiology GeologyGeology Aqueous geochemistryAqueous geochemistry Geochemical kineticsGeochemical kinetics HydrogeologyHydrogeology Microbial ecologyMicrobial ecology

SalarySalary Water chemistWater chemist

$49,000$49,000 Groundwater chemistGroundwater chemist

$53,000 per year$53,000 per year HydrologistHydrologist

Median—$61,510 per yearMedian—$61,510 per year

A Healthy StreamA Healthy Stream

pHpH

TemperatureTemperature

Dissolved OxygenDissolved Oxygen

Hydrology- The Water CycleHydrology- The Water Cycle

Measurement of Measurement of water in different water in different occurrences in the occurrences in the hydrologic cyclehydrologic cycle

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GroundwaterGroundwater Zone of AerationZone of Aeration

Zone of SaturationZone of Saturation

AquiferAquifer

Capillary FringesCapillary Fringes

InfiltrationInfiltration

Soil ZoneSoil Zone

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SourcesSources Water Chemistry- Water Chemistry-

http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1188&content_id=CTP_003404&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=16node_id=1188&content_id=CTP_003404&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=16508c9f-d927-4f0c-bc50-70a3cb46347a508c9f-d927-4f0c-bc50-70a3cb46347a

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http://sagehen.ucnrs.org/arc/projects/2004/Water%20chem.jpghttp://sagehen.ucnrs.org/arc/projects/2004/Water%20chem.jpg

http://wrc.usc.edu.ph/dynamic/photos/hydrology_pic1.jpghttp://wrc.usc.edu.ph/dynamic/photos/hydrology_pic1.jpg

http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/hydrolo/watertable.jpghttp://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/hydrolo/watertable.jpg

Hydrology- http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/hydrolo/hydrolo.htmlHydrology- http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/hydrolo/hydrolo.html