Academic year/semester: 2024/25/1

ECTS Credits: 5

Available for: All OU students

Lecture hours: 2
Seminarium:0
Practice: 0
Laboratory: 3
Consultation: 0

Prerequisites: RMXCA2KBNF, RKXFI1ABNF

Course Leader: Ágnes Bálint-Mészáros, Ph.D.

Faculty: Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, 1034 Budapest, Doberdó utca 6.

Course Description:
The aim of the course is to present the possibilities of testing and analytical methods for toxic pollutants released into the environment because of human activities. Environmental analytics uses analytical chemistry and other techniques to study our environment. The primary objective is to familiarise you with the possibilities of sampling different environmental elements (atmosphere, surface and subsurface water and soil) to assess whether they are contaminated with organic and inorganic toxic substances. The course introduces the physical and chemical principles of environmental analysis, presents the different validation methods, and highlights the importance of standardisation. Students will learn about different sampling and sample preparation procedures, review atomic and molecular spectroscopy techniques and the most important separation techniques. In laboratory exercises, they will apply the methods learned in theory to environmental samples, from sampling to sample preparation, using appropriate analytical instrumentation to measure the possible presence of inorganic or organic toxicants.

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Knowledge of general and specific mathematical, natural, and social scientific principles, rules, relations, and procedures as required to pursue activities in the special field of environment protection. In possession of state-of-the-art IT skills, being able to use professional databases and certain design, modelling, and simulation software depending on their specialty. Knowledge of the learning, knowledge acquisition, and data collection methods of the special fields of environment protection, their ethical limitations, and problem-solving techniques. Comprehensive knowledge of the basic features and interrelations of environmental elements and systems, as well as of the environmentally harmful substances affecting them. Knowledge of the methodology and legal regulations for performing environmental impact assessments and for compiling impact studies. Able to perform basic tests of the quantity and quality characteristics of environmental elements and systems by state-of-the-art measuring instruments; to draw up and implement measurement plans; and to evaluate data. Able to solve tasks of water, soil, air, radiation, and noise protection, as well as of waste treatment and processing at proposal level; to participate in preparing decisions; to perform authority audits; and to take part in the operation of these technologies. Able to perform environmental impact assessments and to participate in compiling impact studies. Able to apply in practice as well the regulations and requirements of health and safety, fire protection, and safety engineering as related to their special field.

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Compulsory bibliography: David Harvey: Modern Analytical Chemistry, McGraw Hill, Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, WI New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, Bangkok, Bogotá Caracas, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Toronto, 2000 Gary D. Christian: Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2004 Roger N. Reeve: Introduction to Environmental Analysis, Wiley, 2002, ISBN 0-471-49295-7 Chunlong Zhang: Fundamentals of Environmental Sampling and Analysis, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-471-71097-4, 456 pages April 2007 Baranowska, Irena (Ed.): Handbook of Trace Analysis, Fundamentals and Applications, Springer International Publishing Schwitzerland, 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-19614-5

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