Shedd Aquarium Water Quality Lab
In the lab in shedd’s state-of-the-art environmental quality lab, eq technicians — and an army of skilled volunteers — are responsible for monitoring the aquarium’s most basic resource, its 5 million gallons of fresh and salt water.. When i turned 18 in september 2013, i made another change; i switched my volunteer focus to science and moved to shedd’s water quality lab. since then, i have been working every week with shedd staff members to test aquarium water samples, ensuring the health and well-being of the animals.. Water-quality laboratory: test the waters and help ensure a healthy environment for shedd's animal collection. divers: “dive in” to volunteering at shedd and see things from our animals’ perspective. opportunities are available in several exhibits, and the diving conditions are ideal!.
To ensure optimal water conditions and top animal care, shedd’s lab team tests water in each habitat throughout the aquarium, running 300 water quality tests per day and more than 100,000 annually. “microbial ecologists have made great strides in analyzing the microbiome’s relationship with human health.. Shedd aquarium, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, gratefully acknowledges the sustaining contributions of the people of chicago, state of illinois and chicago park district. shedd is an accredited member of the association of zoos and aquariums, a smithsonian affiliate, and humane conservation certified by american humane.. The results of the studies conducted through the shedd aquarium microbiome project will revolutionize how we think about water quality and how we manage the environmental conditions in the exhibits for the optimal health of the animals..
