Analytical Environmental Chemistry

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Course objectives

The basic objective of the course is the application of analytical methods and techniques in environmental analysis.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Gateways must have a good basic knowledge of analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, but are not necessary to master the material..

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

After course students will be able to :
1. to know and explain the interactions that occur between different phases in the environment (water-to-air, ground-to-air, water-soil)
2. independently sampling plan (accidentally uozkovanje, stratified sampling, systematic sampling, intuitive sampling)
3. to sample (air, water, soil, sediment and biological samples).
4. prepare samples for analysis, use of modern methods of sample preparation
5. Use a variety of techniques for environmental analysis (classical methods, instrumental methods, the technique, other techniques.
6. exert biological control (environmental indicators, biomarkers)
7. process the results of analysis

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

Lecture 1: Introduction - environmental science and environmental analytical chemistry
Lecture 2: Chemical Principles in the environment. Sampling from the environment
Lecture 3: analytical separation, sample preparation for analysis
Seminar 1 (2 hours): interpretation and data processing. Standard deviations, errors
Lecture 4: The application of analytical methods and techniques in environmental analysis. Elektoroanalytical methods (potentiometry)
Seminar 2 (2 hours): Quantitatively the composition of solutions - expressing concentration
Lab course 1 (5 hours): Potentiometric determination of fluoride and chloride. Determination of iron in drinking water.
Lecture 5: Voltammetry, coulometry
Seminar 3 (2 hours): Calculating the pH of water of different composition and nature (sea, river, rain)
Lab course 2 (5 hours): Determination of the pH of various types of water (river, rain)
Lecture 6: Conductometry, spectrometric techniques
Lecture 7: Absorption Spectrometry, induced absorption spectrometry, emission spectrometry
Lab course 3 (5 hours ): Determining the concentration of transition metal in the pure aqueous solutions of UV-VIS spectrophotometry
Lecture 8: Instrumental separation techniques, gas chromatography
Seminar 4 (2 hours ): Calculations data spectrometric measurements
Lab course 4 (5 hours ): Determination of nitrate, nitrite and ammonium in wastewater by spectrophotometry
Lecture 9:. Liquid chromatography, the state and development of chromatographic techniques
Seminar 5 (2 hours): Calculations of trace metals in the environment
Lecture 10: Other techniques (thermal techniques, radiochemical techniques)
Seminar 6 (2 hours): The calculation of the concentration of particulate matter in the environment and display the result
Lab course 5 (5 hours ): Determination of phosphorus in the solid plant
Lecture 11: Trace elements in the environment: natural level and chemical form of pollution
Seminar 7 (2 hours): Statistical analysis of the results of the analysis of environmental samples (air, water, soil)
Lecture 12: Determination of trace organic compounds
Lecture 13: Biological indicators and methods
Lecture 14: The radiation and radioactivity in the environment. contamination of soil
Lab course 6 (5 hours ): Voltammetric determination of ascorbic acid in multivitamins
Lab course 7 (5 hours ): Determination of organic matter in soil
Lecture 15: Evaluation and interpretation of analytical data from the environment. specific applications
Lab course 8 (5 hours ): Determination of grain size characteristics of sediment
Seminar 8 (1 hour): Correlations (Spearman, Pearson,)
Lab course 9 (5 hours ): Determination of the metal in particulate matter

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