Duration
6h Th, 12h 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
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Review of some concepts of quantitative analytical chemistry. - Sampling and sample 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, hybrid learning)
Lectures : 8h
Laboratory: 16h
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
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
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Oral examination (70%)
Personal report (30%)
If the COVID situation will not allow the oral exam in person, it will be held on Collaborate with the same modality
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Lognay Georges ( Professeur Ordinaire)
Analytical chemistry
081622220
georges.lognay@ulg.ac.be