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CH2012:03
Environmental Analytical Techniques
Dr M Ridd,
Dr B McCool,
Professor R Keene,
visiting Forensic Science lecturer.
This subject takes a thematic approach to the teaching of analytical and environmental chemistry as well as some topics of forensic chemistry. It seeks to integrate the study of a number of environmental chemistry topics with the analytical chemistry that underpins their understanding. Major topics of analytical chemistry covered include: an introduction to the principles and practice of quantitative analysis; titrimetric and gravimetric analysis; electrochemical techniques, theory of and introduction to the practice of chromatography; atomic spectroscopy.
The environmental chemistry topics covered in the subject are: atmospheric chemistry including photochemical ozone production and stratospheric ozone depletion; acidification of waters through anthropogenic activities (acid sulfate soils and acid rock drainage); chemical aspects of water quality assessment and management.
The forensic chemistry topics include: basics of evidence collection and preservation, methods of chemical analysis used in forensic chemistry.
A total of 41 lectures will be presented in this subject. 31 of the lectures are core lectures comprising all the analytical chemistry subject matter and all the environmental chemistry subject matter except those pertaining to water quality and acid drainage and must be completed by all students. Students then have a choice of undertaking five lectures in either forensic chemistry or the remaining environmental chemistry lectures.