Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 15.0 Credits
About the course
The course will provide advancement in the knowledge and understanding for how sampling and subsequent analysis can be used to study and follow processes in the environment, as well as how these processes can be modelled theoretically. The course will mainly deal with inorganic and organic substances at trace-level concentrations, in solution and at interfaces. It will cover analysis methods such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), mass spectrometry (MS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), infra red spectroscopy (IR) and dynamic light scattering (DLS), as individual techniques or in combination with others. Special focus will be made on how these methods, and others, can be used to solve different problems of environmental chemical nature. During the course the students will practise to independently evaluate and select between different analysis and sampling methods. Students will also practise to collaborate and solve problems in group using “problem based learning” methods. The experimental work during the course will be examined through carefully prepared scientific reports.
Level of Education: Advanced
Notes: The course is given in English if foreign students participate.
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