Environmental Quality Laboratory

The Environmental Quality Laboratory (EQL) at Coastal Carolina University (CCU) is a non-profit facility emphasizing education, student training, research, and community service. The EQL functions administratively within the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (B&C CMWS) of CCU and reports to the office of the Director of B&C CMWS. The B&C CMWS serves to facilitate applied and basic research of marine and wetland systems in northeastern South Carolina.

The EQL is an analytical chemistry and microbiology laboratory emphasizing environmental investigations. The laboratory’s analysis activities currently include traditional wet chemical analysis techniques, classical and state-of-the-art instrumental analysis methods, and field measurements using portable analysis equipment.

The EQL provides students, staff, and faculty with the opportunity to collaborate with external agencies in research projects relevant to the environmental problems of the Waccamaw watershed region. It also provides the community with technical assistance in water analysis and monitoring water quality and establishes a link between graduating seniors and potential employers. These activities are an important contribution to the B&C CMWS’s established mission, approved by the S.C. Commission of Higher Education in 1988, “to provide a focal point for and promote the development and management of the natural resources of northeastern South Carolina”.

The EQL welcomes inquiries concerning its services. Please contact Program Director Susan Libes or Technical Director Joe Bennett for more information.

Dr. Susan Libes
Program Director 
Environmental Quality Lab 
Coastal Carolina University 
P.O. Box 261954 
Conway, SC 29528-6054 
susan@coastal.edu
843-349-4028