Assessor Resource
MSS024010A
Perform environmental biological techniques
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, such as:
environmental services (e.g. sampling and monitoring of air quality, water and soil)
clean water (e.g. catchments, supply and environmental flows)
water treatment, storm and wastewater management
natural resource management.
This unit of competency covers the ability to collect and examine biological samples using microscopes, keys and biochemical tests to identify and enumerate environmentally significant organisms. Personnel are expected to prepare aseptic media and solutions, set up equipment for microbiological testing and identify basic microorganisms of environmental significance.
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