Course detail

Water Analysis

FCH-MA_ENG7Acad. year: 2026/2027

Measurement​ ​of​ ​physical​ ​environmental​ ​parameters​ ​within​ ​water bodies.
Organic​ ​and​ ​inorganic​ ​trace​ ​analysis​ ​in​ ​water​ ​samples.
​​Determination​ ​of​ ​well-established​ ​hydrochemical​ ​parameters.
Presentation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​analytical​ ​methods​ ​and​ ​discussion​ ​of​ ​the results​ ​and​ ​experiences​ ​from​ ​​seminar​ ​accompanying​ ​the lab​ ​exercise.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Mgr. Michaela Vašinová Galiová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Entry knowledge

Basics of analytical chemistry.

Short-term students: Analytical Chemistry I and Analytical Chemistry II.

 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

written exam, five questions
Classification:
100-90% A
89-80% B
79-70% C
69-60% D
59-50% E
49-0% F

all reports from lab class
presence on seminars/lab classes is compulsory

Aims

The​ ​students​ ​learn​ ​how​ ​to​ ​plan​ ​and​ ​conduct​ ​fundamental chemical​ ​and​ ​physical​ ​water​ ​analysis.​ ​They​ ​become​ ​qualified​ ​to evaluate​ ​and​ ​document​ ​the​ ​results​ ​of​ ​the​ ​analysis​ ​in​ ​an ecological,​ ​ecotoxicological​ ​and​ ​legal​ ​context.
Students will learn:
current legislation on water analysis,
types of water,
water sampling and pretreatment for analysis,
analysis of organic and inorganic compounds in water,
fundamental and advanced approaches to water analysis.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Leo M.L. Nollet, Leen S.P. De Gelder. Handbook of water analysis. Taylor & Francis, 2014 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPAP_ENVI Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional