Asbestos and Other Environmental Microscopy Courses

Courses taught at the McCrone Research Institute range from basic, introductory courses, emphasizing the proper use of the microscope, to specialized courses focusing on a particular technique, a particular material, or a particular industrial, forensic or environmental field of application.

Further information on each including tuition, the course syllabi, and dates offered can be accessed through the following links:

Microscopical Identification of Asbestos, #1608A
February 27-March 2, 2012
June 18-22, 2012
August 6-10, 2012
October 8-12, 2012
December 3-7, 2012

Advanced Asbestos Identification, #1608B
March 5-9, 2012
August 13-17, 2012
October 15-19, 2012

Asbestos Fiber Counting – NIOSH 582, #1616
February 20-24, 2012
August 20-24, 2012
October 22-26, 2012

Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification, #1630
April 16-20, 2012
July 23-27, 2012
October 29-November 2, 2012

Indoor Air Quality: Advanced Fungal Spore Identification, #1631
August 14-16, 2012

Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Culture Plate Identification, #1632
Course description

Indoor Air Quality: Identification of House Dust and Indoor Particles, #1633
November 6-8, 2012

Please visit our Web site often for updates on new and rescheduled courses. If there is a course or a subject not listed that you are interested in, please contact the registrar.