Course detail

Analytical Chemistry of Special Practical Domain

FCH-MAO_ASOAcad. year: 2010/2011

Trends in modern analytical chemistry for environmental objects. Characteristics of optimal instrumental methods and their limits. General global problems and their influence on the environment. Analytical aspects. The specifics of Analysis of the objects of the real world, problems with the environmental samples and the way of evaluation of of the analytical results.The limits and reliability of analytical methods.Problems of sampling. Treatment of samples for analysis. Procedures for decomposition or mineralisation of inorganic, organic, biologic and clinical samples for analysis. Speciations of elements in various objects of the environment. Hyphenated separation and instrumental methods for their determination. The survey and, characteristics and advantage of various combined (hyphenated) methods for the analysis of element speciations. Principles of the inorganic and organic trace analysis. Approaches to contemporaneous analysis of atmosphere, waters, sediments, sludges, soils. Principles of residual analysis in the environmental samples (pesticides, chlorinated biphenyls, dioxines, polycyclic hydrocarbons, isocyanates, nitrosoamines and mycotoxins). Analysis of actual drugs. Contemporaneous approaches for evaluation of analytical results. The significance of speciations for the essenciality or toxicity of elements. Sensors and analysers in the analytical practice.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Course gives knowledge of selected topics in analytical chemistry actual for environmental science.

Prerequisites

Analytical chemistry I and II, Instrumental and structure analysis and Environmental chemistry I and II.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit

Course curriculum

Preparation and decomposition of inorganic, biologic and clinical samples.
Elements speciations and hyphenated methods for their determination in mixtures.
Limits and reliability of analytical methods including methods of trace analysis.
Analysis of residuals of toxic compounds in environmental objects.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to survey state-of-the-art of important branches of environmental analytical chemistry.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

none

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

L. Sommer: Materials on selected environmental topics for studies (EN)
J.R.Dean: Methods for environmental analysis (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPCP_CHCHT_INT Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_CHTOZP , 1. year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch BPCO_CHM , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NKCP_CHTOZP Master's

    branch NKCO_CHTOZP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NPCP_CHTOZP Master's

    branch NPCO_CHTOZP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NPCP_CHM_INT Master's

    branch NPCO_CHM , 1. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer