Syllabus
Relation between hydrogeologist and analytical chemist.
Chemical analyses - aim, scope, detection limits, accuracy and precision, selection of analytical method, checking correctness of analyses, expression of results.
Collection and preservation of samples.
Qualitative and quantitative analyses, principles of analytical methods.
Volumetric methods - end-point indication.
Potentiometric methods, ion-selective electrodes, conductometric measurements.
Spectrophotometric methods.
Flame emission photometry, flame and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry.
Separation methods, ion-exchange columns, extraction methods.
Chromatography (GC and HPLC), mass spectrometry.
Aggregate organic constituents - chemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon, dissolved organic halogens.
Field and laboratory analyses.
Annotation
Basic course of analytical chemistry for hydrogeologists. The course familiarises students with principles of analytical methods used in analyses of natural water and wastewater.
A special attention is paid to analytical operations that a student will carry out in his/her future hydrogeological practise (water sampling, field measurements, etc.). Students learn to formulate their requirements on chemical laboratory and understand the results of analyses.
Field and laboratory analytical practice is a part and parcel of the course.