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GESA0001-2  Chemical and physico-chemical analysis of waters

Duration :  8h Th, 16h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master en sciences agronomiques et industries du vivant, à finalité spécialisée en procédé biologique de valorisation des effluents, 2nd year2
Master in Environmental Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 1st year2
Master in Environmental Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year2
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year2
Lecturer :  Jean-Paul Barthelemy
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
- Review of a smattering of quantitative analytical chemistry.
- Sampling and samples preservation.
- The study of physico-chemical characteristics: pH, conductivity,
- The notions of acidity, alkalinity, hardness.
- The various forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in waters.
- The determination of dissolved gases.
- Pollution tracers, COD.
- The determination of ions (cations and anions) and toxic elements.
- Introduction to principal instrumental technics in water analysis.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
To tackle the fundamentals of the composition and the examination of waters and wastewaters.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- understand the techniques of analyses of waters;
- organize and carry out the usual analyses of waters;
- interprete and comment on the results of the analysis.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
-- CHIM9238-1- Analytical chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 8h
Laboratory: 16h
Recommended or required readings :  
Lecture-notes
L'analyse de l'eau. Eaux naturelles, aux résiduaires, eaux de mer. Chimie, physico-chimie, microbiologie, biologie, interprétation des résultats.(J. RODIER) 8e éd., 1184 p., 1996, Dunod, Paris.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (70%)
Personal report (30%)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Barthélemy, Jean-Paul (Professeur Part-time) Analytical Chemistry 081 62 22 23 jean-paul.barthelemy@ulg.ac.be (barthelemy.jp@fsagx.ac.be)


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