Course detail

The basic of Environmental Sampling

FCH-BCO_ZVEAcad. year: 2011/2012

The basic of environmental sampling
Students will be familiarised with the ensuring of quality of sampling for environmental analysis. Besides waste and waste water sampling, the lectures will be focused on sampling of water and other components of water environment, soils and biotic matrices. Subsequent lectures will concentrate on sampling of open atmosphere, emissions and wet and dry depositions. Students will also be informed about the introduction of the QA/QC system into sampling.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Milada Vávrová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Pieces of knowledge necessary for environmental analysis

Prerequisites

Not required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit is given on the base of colloquial testing of student's knowledge

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to environmental sampling
2. Sampling of atmosphere - active and passive methods
3. Sampling of surface and drinking waters, sampling of sediments
4. Sampling of subsurface and waste waters, sampling of sewage sludges
5. Sampling of solid matrices
6. Sampling of biotic samples
7. Standard operating procedures for sampling, quality assurance/quality control systems
8. Sampling of wastes

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Obtaining of basic information about environmental sampling in connection with its part on the total uncertaininty of the environmental analysis.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Consultations for students in distant form.
Consultations for students.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

J. Janků: Analytika odpadů. VŠCHT Praha, 2002 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BKCP_CHCHT Bachelor's

    branch BKCO_CHTOZP , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BPCP_CHCHT Bachelor's

    branch BPCO_CHTOZP , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Milada Vávrová, CSc.