A few activities where the Ozark Underground Laboratory has been involved…

 

 

“AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR KANSAS CITY, MO AREA OFFICE AND OZARK UNDERGROUND LABORATORY”

“The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Ozark Underground Laboratory (OUL) recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA and OUL hereby form an Alliance to provide show cave industry employers and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources for reducing and preventing exposure to alpha radiation (radon) hazards while recognizing the fragile environments within the show cave industry.”

 

 

See the full OSHA text at http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/alliances/regional/reg7/oul_final.html

 

 

 

Optical Brighteners and Water Quality  A 10th grade science curriculum produced by Clean Virginia Waterways

 

See http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/images/Sec5.opticalbrightlesson.pdf

 

 

 

Professional education in the field of environmental quality:

Practical Karst Hydrogeology with Emphasis on Groundwater Monitoring

 

See http://www.e3power.com/Search/Courses/Hydrogeology/H(11).htm

 

 

State and municipal Health departments:

Quarterly Summary to Washington State Department of Health On-the-Ground Efforts in the Drayton Harbor Shellfish Protection District 2nd Quarter of 2003

 

See http://whatcomshellfish.wsu.edu/Drayton/reports/DH-2nd_Qrt_Sum_2003.pdf

 

 

 

An alliance of municipality, state agency, and concerned citizens in the Pacific Northwest:

 

See http://whatcomshellfish.wsu.edu/Drayton/reports/Peace_Portal_Dye_Test.pdf

 

 

 

Groundwater tracing for the US government to protect our natural resources:

Dye Trace Studies in Area of Ozark National Scenic Riverways

 

See: http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eespteam/Midcontinent/Ozark_home/waterstudy.html

 

 

Consulting for a Canadian government agency to protect their natural resources:

A Preliminary Discussion of Karst Inventory Systems and Principles (KISP) for British Columbia

Ministry of Forests

 

See http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Wp/Wp51-1.pdf