Analytical Environmental Chemistry

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• explain and use the most commonly used chemical and microbiological analytical techniques in environmental monitoring
• evaluate and critically review the possibilities and limitations of modern analytical techniques
• plan and carry out representative samplings and analyses of tests
• describe and analyse the principles that constitute the basis for quality assurance and accreditation of laboratories in the field of environmental analysis

Content

The contents of the course consist of the theories behind, and practical application of, spectroscopic, chromatographic, wet-chemical, electrochemical and microbiological analytical techniques. Quality assurance procedures for chemical and biological analysis work constitute another part of the course. The importance of the sampling technique for the reliability of the analysis results is also an important part of the contents.