Duration
6h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Hybrid class, Lecturs: in English
- Review of some concepts of quantitative analytical chemistry.
- Sampling and sample preservation.
- The study of physico-chemical characteristics: pH, conductivity,
- The notions of acidity, alkalinity, hardness.
- The various forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in waters.
- The determination of dissolved gases.
- Pollution tracers, COD.
- The determination of ions (cations and anions) and toxic elements.
- Introduction to principal instrumental technics in water analysis.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To tackle the fundamentals of the composition and the examination of waters and wastewaters.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- understand the techniques of analyses of waters;
- organize and carry out the usual analyses of waters;
- interprete and comment on the results of the analysis.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
-- CHIM9238-1- Analytical chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Frontal lecture
It is mandatory to attend all TPs. A preparation test in eCampus is mandatory before each TP to access the corresponding session.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures : 8h
Laboratory: 16h
Recommended or required readings
Lecture-notes
L'analyse de l'eau. Eaux naturelles, aux résiduaires, eaux de mer. Chimie, physico-chimie, microbiologie, biologie, interprétation des résultats.(J. RODIER) 8e éd., 1184 p., 1996, Dunod, Paris.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral examination in English (70%)
Personal report (30%)
If the COVID situation will not allow the oral exam in person, it will be held on Collaborate with the same modality
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Giorgia Purcaro (Prof.) +32 81 62 22 20, gpurcaro@uliege.be
Sophie Vancraenenbroeck (technician)+32 81 62 22 23, sophie.vancraenenbroeck@ulg.ac.be
Aleksandra Gorska (Assistant) +81 62 22 21, aleksandra.gorska@uliege.be
Damien Eggermont (Assistant) +81 62 22 21, d.eggermont@uliege.be