In addition to our research activities, the Greenpeace Research Laboratories actively participates within the University of Exeter. Staff run seminar (tutorial) courses and supervise final year undergraduate projects within the School of Biosciences.
Second year undergraduate seminars
We offer two seminar courses each year within the School's programme:
Environmental Sampling and Analysis:
synopsis.
Ecotoxicology:
synopsis.
Final year undergraduate projects
We also supervise a number of final year undergraduate projects each year. A selection of titles from previous years projects is given below:
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Presence and leachability of copper, chromium and arsenic from preserved wood used in children's play equipment.
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Persistent organic contaminants in fish oil dietary supplements.
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Chemical residues and metabolites in urine as bioindicators of exposure to some commonly used chemical additives.
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Fucoid seaweeds as bioindicators of metal contamination in the Exe estuary.
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The use of pine needles to detect persistent organic pollutants in urban and rural environments.
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Mosses as biomonitors of atmospheric metal concentrations in urban and rural environments.
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A survey of the fragrance additives found in a range of household products.
