Course: Environmental Analysis

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Course title Environmental Analysis
Course code TUIOZP/TE8EA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jančová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction, characteristics and sequence of steps of environmental analysis. 2. Environmental sampling. 3. Extraction methods and techniques for purification of environmental samples. 4. Analytical instrumental methods of environmental analysis. 5. Immunochemical methods used in environmental analysis. 6. Data quality in analytical chemistry of the environment, basics of statistics of laboratory experiments. 7. Environmental analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). 8. Environmental analysis of pesticides. 9. Environmental analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 10. Environmental analysis of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furans (PCDD, PCDF). 11. Environmental analysis of heavy metals. 12. Environmental analysis of brominated flame retardants (PBFR), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and chlorinated compounds. 13. Environmental analysis of bacterial, animal, plant toxins and "new" environmental pollutants (residual drugs and persistent components of personal care products). 14. Environmental analysis of other selected compounds - nitrogenous substances, phenols, cyanides, asbestos.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for examination - 60 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, instrumental analysis and toxicology.
Knowledge of analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, instrumental analysis and toxicology.
learning outcomes
list the sequence of steps in environmental analysis
list the sequence of steps in environmental analysis
describe environmental sampling
describe environmental sampling
determine the appropriate types of extractions according to the nature of the samples; describe their principles, advantages and disadvantages
determine the appropriate types of extractions according to the nature of the samples; describe their principles, advantages and disadvantages
characterise sample clean up techniques
characterise sample clean up techniques
according to the properties of the analyte (structure, physicochemical properties), select appropriate analytical methods for its determination; describe the principle of the method, instrumentation
according to the properties of the analyte (structure, physicochemical properties), select appropriate analytical methods for its determination; describe the principle of the method, instrumentation
teaching methods
Lecturing
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Holzbecher, Z., Churáček, J. a kol. Analytická chemie. Praha : SNTL, 1987.
  • KEITH, L.H. Environmental Sampling and Analysis. Chelsea: Lewis Publishers, 1992. ISBN 0873713818.
  • MANAHAN, S.E. Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 2001. ISBN 1-56670-491-X.
  • Patnaik, Pradyot. Handbook of environmental analysis : chemical pollutants in air, water, soil, and solid wastes. 2nd ed. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4200-6581-7.
  • Popl, Milan. Analytická chemie životního prostoedí. Praha : VŠCHT, 1992. ISBN 8070801654.
  • RADOJEVIC, M., BASHKIN, V. Practical Environmental Analysis: Edition 2.. RCS Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-0-85404-679-9.
  • REEVE, R.N. Introduction to Environmental Analysis. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. ISBN 471492957.


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