Course: Environmental analytical chemistry

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Course title Environmental analytical chemistry
Course code KCH/ACHŽP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrdlička Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The importance of analytical chemistry in the control of environmental pollution. Sources and behavior of pollutants in the environment. Sampling, quality assurance, preservation, transportation and storage of samples. Modification of the sample before analysis, extraction of solid and liquid samples Chromatographic methods and their use, data interpretation. Spectral methods and their use, data interpretation. Procedures for the determination of selected pollutant groups. Options for in-situ determination. Fundamentals of QA / QC. Calibration and method sensitivity, accuracy and accuracy of data, reproducibility and repeatability. Reference materials, enriched and blank samples,regulation diagrams. Fundamentals of GLP, method validation, interlaboratory comparative tests, accreditation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to calculate the amount of substance, the concentration, the composition of the solution
Calculate the amounts of reactants from the chemical equation
Describe basic principles of instrumental methods
describe the sampling procedure
Skills
to work with charts
interpret the data obtained during the measurement
to assess the suitability of the analytical method for the planned measurement
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Name the basic groups of pollutants
Describe methods for extracting the analyte
Explain the principles of QA / QC
Explain GLP principles
Skills
create a calibration dependency data, and use its equation to determine the content of the analyte
Design a procedure for sampling and sample processing with respect to analyte concentrations
Assess the suitability of different chromatographic methods
Assess the suitability of applying different types of spectral methods
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Barek, Jiří; Opekar, František,; Štulík, Karel. Elektroanalytická chemie. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 80-246-1146-5.
  • Miloslav Suchánek. KVALIMETRIE 16 Statistické metody v metrologii a analytické chemii. EURACHEM-ČR, 2009. ISBN 80-86322-04-1.
  • Němcová Irena; Engst Pavel; Jelínek Ivan; Sejbal Jan; Rychlovský Petr. Spektrometrické analytické metody II. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-7184-586-8.
  • Němcová, Irena; Rychlovský, Petr; Čermáková, Ludmila. Spektrometrické analytické metody I. 2. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0776-X.
  • OECD. Good Laboratory Practice: OECD Principles and Guidance for Compliance Monitoring. 2005. ISBN 9789264012837.
  • Popl, Milan; Fähnrich, Jan. Analytická chemie životního prostředí. Vyd. 4., přeprac. Praha : Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 1999. ISBN 80-7080-336-3.
  • Štulík, Karel. Analytické separační metody. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0852-9.


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