Environmental chemistry and analyticsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You enhance your abilities in chemical analytics.
You know the operation principles of equipment commonly used in environmental measurements.
You know how to interpret analysis results and how to write a consistent report.

Content

What are the chemical factors affecting the behaviour of chemicals in the environment.
What kind of methods are used to pretreat and analyse samples?
What kind of analyses and measurement are made to evaluate the state of the environment?
How is the analytical equipment calibrated?
What factors affect the analysis result?
How to assure the quality of analytical results?

Qualifications

Attending the course requires knowledge of basic chemistry and laboratory work, for example, completing the courses of Basic engineering physics and chemistry and Organic chemistry and chemical safety.

Materials

Environmental sampling
Environmental modelling

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. evaluate information sources critically.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.