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Water and soil laboratory (5 cr)

Code: EE00EC18-3001

General information


Enrollment

12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021

Timing

01.09.2021 - 31.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 36

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering

Teachers

  • Marjatta Lehesvaara
  • Liisi Rajala
  • Arto Sormunen

Teacher in charge

Juho Rajala

Scheduling groups

  • Ryhmä A (Size: 18. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Ryhmä B (Size: 18. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • EEMI20SP
    Environmental Engineering, full-time studies

Small groups

  • Group A
  • Group B

Objective

You know how to process soil and water samples in the laboratory and in the field. You are familiar with the most common standard methods and analyses of soil and water samples. You are able to carry out basic laboratory tests and analyses. You are able to produce environmental data out of soil and water samples and you know how to assess the reliability of the data. You understand the importance of reliable data and how this data is used outside laboratory to make environmental decisions. You understand the differences between the laboratory and the field assays.

Content

How to analyse water and soil samples?
What are standard laboratory protocols and how are they used?
How to produce reliable data out of soil and water samples?
How to assess and improve the reliability of data?
What are the differences between field and laboratory assays.

Materials

Lab experiment notes and other materials will be on Learn.

Teaching methods

You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the weekly schedule.
Your study routine is determined by the scheduled group sessions and by the self-study assignments. You will do the labs in small groups.

Employer connections

Application of literature information to practical laboratory work

Exam schedules

To be settled at the course kick off.

Student workload

Student work load is about 135 h.

Content scheduling

This course is coupled with the course Water and soil sampling. Samples collected from the field are used in the laboratory exercises of this laboratory course.

Further information

Attendance on the laboratory work is mandatory.

Evaluation scale

1-5