Duration
8h Th, 16h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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 learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
-- 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 invité)
Analytical chemistry
081622220
jean-paul.barthélemy@ulg.ac.be