PřF:GE131 Chemical methods in geology - Course Information
GE131 Chemical methods in geology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (příf plus uk k 1 zk 2 plus 1 > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination), k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Pavel Pracný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Pavel Pracný, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- !( PROGRAM ( B - GE )|| PROGRAM ( N - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE4 )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE ))
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/32, only registered: 0/32, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/32 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Analytical Geochemist (programme PřF, D-ANGEA_) (2)
- Analytical Geochemist (programme PřF, D-ANGE_) (2)
- Course objectives
- The course is aimed at acquiring skills associated with the collection and processing of samples for geoenvironmental assessment, especially for students with a predominantly chemical background.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course students are able to…
Plan basic geological sampling
Operate basic instruments used in environmental geology
Recommend a suitable method for the sampling situation - Syllabus
- Sampling for geoenvironmental research
- Solid, liquid and gaseous samples
- Silicate analysis (gravimetry, volumetry)
- Spectral absorption methods
- Electrochemical instrumentation (ISE, pH, EC, ORP)
- Chromatography in environmental studies
- Water and air sampling for isotopic analyzes
- Literature
- SKOOG, Douglas A., Donald M. WEST, F. James HOLLER and Stanley R. CROUCH. Fundamentals of analytical chemistry. 9th edition. Belmont: Brooks/Cole, 2014, 1 svazek. ISBN 9780495558286. info
- Geochemistry. Edited by William M. White. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013, vii, 660 p. ISBN 9781118485255. info
- MISRA, Kula C. Introduction to geochemistry : principles and applications. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, xiv, 438. ISBN 9781405121422. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical preparation, lectures, solving of excercises and examples, field anad laboratory work
- Assessment methods
- Solving assigned tasks and a final interview
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks. - Teacher's information
- The course will take place in three half-day blocks (1 hour for one week of semester in total).
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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