Course: Instrumental Methods of Environmental Monitoring

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Course title Instrumental Methods of Environmental Monitoring
Course code UCH/547
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the summer semester.
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tříska Jan, prof. Ing. CSc.
Course content
The lectures will introduce students to the theoretical basis of instrumental analytical methods used to monitor substances in environmental compartments (sampling, basics of chromatography, gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, detectors, mass spectrometry, GC-MS, LC-MS, AAS, ICP, infrared spectroscopy, methods for determination of organic carbon in water and soil samples, evaluation of analytical results).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Individual tutoring
Learning outcomes
Introducing students to modern instrumental analytical techniques.
Students will acquire knowledge of theoretical fundamentals of instrumental analytical methods used for monitoring substances in environmental compartments including sampling (theory of chromatography, gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, detectors, mass spectrometry, GC-MS, LC-MS, AAS, ICP, infrared spectroscopy) , methods for determination of organic carbon in water and soil samples, evaluation of analysis results).
Prerequisites
The course builds on the knowledge of analytical and physical chemistry and students should be able to apply these fundamentals and acquire new knowledge in the field of chromatography, mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, AAS, ICP and TOC determination.
UCH/110

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

In order to successfully complete this course, students must answer at least 80 % of the questions during the exam and be able to interpret a simple mass or infrared spectrum.
Recommended literature
  • Ahuja S, Jespersen N.(Eds.): Modern instrumental analysis, 1st edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam 2006.
  • Gross J.H.: Mass Spectrometry, A Textbook, 2nd Edition, Springer, Heidelberg 2011.
  • Klouda P.: Moderní analytické metody, Ostrava 2003.
  • Skoog D. A., Leary J. J.: Principles of instrumental analysis, Saunders College Publishing, Fort Worth, 1992.


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