| Course ID: | CRSS(WASR) 4660/6660. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Environmental Field Sites |
Course
Description: | Analysis of soils, sediment, rocks, water for important organic and inorganic contaminants. Chromatography, atomic adsorption, and plasma emission spectroscopy, field sampling and measurements. Quality assurance/quality control, data reporting, computer use in analysis. |
| Oasis Title: | ENVIRON MEASUREMENT |
| Prerequisite: | CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L and CRSS(FANR) 3060 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | This course emphasizes principles and practical experience
in chemical analyses of soils, sediments, rocks, and water,
with particular emphasis on environmentally important
contaminants such as nutrients and metals. Includes coverage of
quality assurance methods in evaluating data quality, and
survey of major instrumental methods used in environmental
analysis for inorganics. Three-hour weekly lab gives students
hands-on experience in environmental analysis, including
sampling and analysis from local contaminated areas. |
| Topical Outline: | Sampling Soils and Water
Quality Assurance/Quality Control in Analytical Methods
Introduction to Spectroscopy and Colorimetry
Atomic Absorption and EmissionSpectroscopy
Plasma Spectroscopy
Titration Methods of Analysis
Electrochemical Methods of Analysis
Ion Chromatography
Environmental Microbiology
Biological Assessment of Water Quality
X-ray Sprectroscopy & Radionuclides |