PřF:G3281 Chemical methods in geology - Course Information
G3281 Chemical methods in geology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2024
The course is not taught in Autumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- 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: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites
- ( (!( PROGRAM ( B - GE )|| PROGRAM ( N - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE4 )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE )|| PROGRAM ( C - CV ))) || ( NOW ( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&& NOW ( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))
Basics of high school chemistry - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, B-AEG) (2)
- Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, N-AEG) (2)
- Geoenvironmental risks and remediations (programme PřF, N-GRS) (2)
- Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Applied and Environmental Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
- Principles of geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
- Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Course objectives
- The course provides undergraduate students with essential knowledge and skills in field and laboratory research of water and other hydrogeological samples. Graduates of the course should have a basic understanding of the parameters monitored, their physicochemical basis, and methods suitable for their monitoring. The course also includes practical instruction to familiarize students with the methods.
- Learning outcomes
- After the course, the student is able to:
characterize basic hydrochemical parameters of water and methods suitable for their determination;
design a sampling procedure for a given problem;
perform basic analysis on hydrogeological samples. - Syllabus
- Fundamental terms and concepts
Chemical fundamentals (substances in water, ions, concentration, amount, activity)
Working with data (measurement, error, precision and accuracy of results, data) Hydrochemistry of water
Acid-base processes, autoprotolysis of water, the concept of pH, oxidation-reduction processes, hydrogen electrode and chemical cell, expression of ORP by Eh and pe, conductivity, temperature. Sampling and sample processing
Sampling, specific sample types, sampling containers, transport and storage of samples, preservation options, filtration, and other treatments. Instrumental methods
Conceptual diagram of the measuring instrument, calibration (types of calibration curve, data regression). Electrochemical instruments
Glass electrodes, hydrogen electrodes, combined electrodes, principles of operation, practical use in pH and ORP measurements, and use of ion-selective electrodes. Spectral methods
Single-purpose kits, spectrophotometry, optical emission spectrometry and atomic absorption spectrometry. Separation methods
Mass spectrometry and chromatography. Radioactive substances and isotope analysis
Tritium, scintillators, dissolved Rn, isotopic analysis of waters.
- Fundamental terms and concepts
- Literature
- GILL, Robin. Chemical fundamentals of geology and evinronmental geoscience. Third edition. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley Blackwell, 2015, xii, 267. ISBN 9780470656655. info
- KLOUDA, Pavel. Moderní analytické metody. Třetí, upravené vydání. Ostrava: Pavel Klouda - nakladatelství Pavko, 2016, 176 stran. ISBN 9788086369228. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, class exercises, homework
- Assessment methods
- Tests, homeworks, final written test
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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