C6120 Environmental Analytical Chemistry - Inorganic pollutants - laboratory course

Faculty of Science
spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/3. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Josef Komárek, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Kuta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Vaculovič, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Josef Komárek, DrSc.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 10:00–12:50 C10/207
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Analytical chemistry on the level of fundamental courses.
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
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to acquire and deepen practical knowledge and skills in the field of analysis of inorganic pollutants in environmental samples (water, soil, biological materials).

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- understand the principles of inorganic environmental analysis
- connect theoretical knowledge and acquired practical experience by analysis of water, soils and biological materials
- develop and validate analytical methods
- combine various practical approaches
- evaluate practical capacities/performance for decomposition of environmental samples for the determination of inorganic pollutants
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- understand the principles of inorganic environmental analysis
- connect theoretical knowledge and acquired practical experience by analysis of water, soils and biological materials
- develop and validate analytical methods
- combine various practical approaches
- evaluate practical capacities/performance for decomposition of environmental samples for the determination of inorganic pollutants
Syllabus
  • 1. Water analysis
  • - Determination of chemical oxygen demand
  • - Determination of pH and buffering capacity
  • - Determination of chlorides and sulphates
  • - Determination of nitrites and fluorides
  • - Determination of arsenic
  • - Determination of mercury
  • 2. Analysis of soils
  • - Melting of samples, determination of SiO2
  • - Determination of risk elements in soil
  • - Soil leaching, determination of phosphorus
  • 3. Analysis of biological materials
  • - High temperature dry ashing - cereal analysis
  • - Wet digestion - determination of metals in hair.
  • - High pressure digestion - milk analysis
Literature
  • ZBÍRAL, Jiří. Analýza půd : jednotné pracovní postupy. Vyd. 3., rozš. a přeprac. Brno: Ústřední kontrolní a zkušební ústav zemědělský, 2011, 230 s. ISBN 9788074010408. info
  • HORÁKOVÁ, Marta, Peter LISCHKE and Alexander GRÜNWALD. Chemické a fyzikální metody analýzy vod. 2. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1989, 389 s. info
Teaching methods
Education is performed as laboratory practical. Learning new skills by practical analysis of water, soils and biological materials is emphasized.
Assessment methods
Final assessment (at the end of semester) is by credit on the base of performance of exercises, results, protocol processing and written test of theoretical knowledge.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2018, recent)
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