GESA0001-2

Duration

6h Th, 12h Pr

Number of credits

	Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS)	2 crédits

Lecturer

Giorgia Purcaro

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Lecturs: in English
- 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

Assessment methods and criteria

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

Giorgia Purcaro
Analytical chemistry
081622220
gpurcaro@uliege.be

Chemical and physico-chemical analysis of waters