Course detail

Analytical Chemistry of Special Practical Domain

FCH-MAO_ASOAcad. year: 2011/2012

Trends in modern analytical chemistry for environmental objects. Characteristics of optimal instrumental methods and their limits. General global problems and their influence on the environment. Analytical aspects. The specifics of Analysis of the environmental objects,principles of analysis of atmosphere, waters and soils.Problems of sampling. Treatment of samples for analysis. Procedures for decomposition or mineralisation of inorganic, organic, biologic and clinical samples for analysis. The survey and, characteristics and advantage of various combined (hyphenated) methods for the analysis of environmental objects. Principles of the inorganic and organic trace analysis. Principles of residual analysis in the environmental samples (pesticides, chlorinated biphenyls, dioxines, polycyclic hydrocarbons, isocyanates, nitrosoamines and mycotoxins). Analysis of actual drugs. Sensors and analysers in the analytical practice Principles ofTrace and ultratrace analysis.
Global problems and their influence in the environment. Characterization ofr analytical chemistry for the environment. Criteria for the analyses of atmosphere, waters, sediments, soil, biological and clinical objects. selected methods for analyses of environmental objects. Analytical errors and statistics, analytical paradigmes. Sample treatment and decomposition procedures for for inorganic and organic samples. Analyses of element speciations and hyphenated analytical methods.
Selected analytical sensors.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Course gives knowledge of selected topics in analytical chemistry actual for environmental science.

Prerequisites

Analytical chemistry I and II, Instrumental and structure analysis and Environmental chemistry I and II.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit

Course curriculum

Preparation and decomposition of inorganic, biologic and clinical samples.
Elements speciations and hyphenated methods for their determination in mixtures.
Limits and reliability of analytical methods including methods of trace analysis.
Analysis of residuals of toxic compounds in environmental objects.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to survey state-of-the-art of important branches of environmental analytical chemistry.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

none

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

L. Sommer: Materials on selected environmental topics for studies (EN)
J.R.Dean: Methods for environmental analysis (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPCP_CHTOZP Master's

    branch NPCO_CHTOZP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NPCP_CHM_INT Master's

    branch NPCO_CHM , 1. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer