E1230 Fundamentals in Environmental Processes Research

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Rozárka Jílková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Useful is knowledge from lectures of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Laboratory simulation of the processes that control chemical behavior of organic compounds in environment is often desirable for a deeper understanding, and for determination of basic characteristics required for successful environmental modeling. The goal of this course is to transfer the theoretical knowledge of the fate of chemicals in the environment and phase interfaces obtained in lectures from Environmental Chemistry to the level of practical skills.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: • transfer the theory on behavior of chemical compounds in the environment and phase-transfer processes learned in the courses of Environmental chemistry to the practical level • design and carry out chemical experiments to explore environmental processes, fate of chemicals and their effects • apply the analytical skills gained in the laboratory course of the Environmental analytical chemistry to more advanced experiments. • interpret the laboratory results from the point of view of the environmental fate • predict the environmental behavior of the chemicals based on their physical-chemical properties determined in the laboratory • develop laboratory skills and principles of good laboratory practice
Syllabus
  • 1. Determination of the n-octanol-water partitioning coefficient (KOW) using a shaking flask method and a gas chromatography 2. Adsorption on soil 3. Assessment of the soil-air partitioning coefficient of the chemical substance as a descriptor of the exchange processes between the soil surface and atmosphere 4. Needle as passive air sampler 5. Determination of lipids, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in butter 6. Analytical extraction of coffee pesticides and their determination by GC-MS 7. Analytical extraction of pesticides from soil and their determination by LC-MS/MS 8. Determination of perfluorinated substances in water by HPLC-MS/MS 9. Analysis of brominated substances by means of moss
Literature
  • SCHWARZENBACH, René P., P. M. GSCHWEND and Dieter M. IMBODEN. Environmental organic chemistry. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience, 2003, xiii, 1313. ISBN 0471357502. info
Teaching methods
One-week block of the practical laboratory course. The philosophy of lab course is individual work of students.
Assessment methods
written test, laboratory work, laboratory protocols and 100% attendance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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