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63431 Applied Analytical Environmental Chemistry
Danish title: Basal miljøkemisk analyseteknik
Language: English Credit points: 5
Type: Open University
Language: English

Prerequisite: 63130
Recommended semester: 4th - 7th semester
Scope and form: Lectures and practical work in laboratory and fiels.
Examination: Evaluation of report(s) (Pass/fail)
Participant limitation: max. 18

Remarks: The course is a prerequisite for 63409.
Contact person: Hans Mosbæk, Building 115, Tel. +45 4525 1572, email hm@imt.dtu.dk

Department: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Aim: To enable the students to perform reliable analytical determination of environmental parameters under basic conditions prevailing in e. g. developing countries. The course is oriented towards acquiring practical experience.
Contents: The main elements are:
* Strategy and planning of sampling and evaluation of data.
* Reliable simple chemical methods for analysis of environmental parameters.
* Use of transportable kits for chemical analysis.
* Main principles of analytical instruments and procedures as gaschromatography, atomic absorption, potentiometry and automatic analysis.
* Practical analysis of environmental parameters.
* Repair, maintenance and optimisation of instrumentation
* Analytical Quality Control.