Analysis/fractionation and speciation of water samples

Field measurements at Vansj?

Activities

 

Lectures – Fieldwork – Laboratory work – PC – Report writing

 

Curriculum

 

Available for downloading here .

 

See especially:

 

Speciation and fractionation Guidelines

 

Al-fractionation

 

Phosphate and total phosphourus analysis

 

MINEQL+

 

Essay guide (in English)

 

Learning requirements:

 

The student is expected to:

 

  • Understand how the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) regime is practiced at the Group of Environmental Analysis
  • Acquire experience of water sampling from various compartments through the watershed
  • Understand the difference between total analysis, fractions and species
  • Understand the concept of multiple simultaneous equilibriums
  • Understand the basic principles of mobility and toxicity of chemical species
  • Learn how to conduct an Al-fractionation and have experience from the analysis of major anions and cations
  • Be able to run the MINEQL+ programme
  • Relate to environmental monitoring data and to write a report where data are evaluated and interpreted.

 

Lecture, Field & Laboratory schedule

 

Wednesday September 24th;

 

Lecture, Seminar room Curie, hr. 08:15 – 10:00

Difference between total analysis, fractionation and species, The significance of species activities rather than total concentration in terms of mobility and toxicityChemical analytical speciation and fractionation (Al) methods Water sampling from different compartments of the environmentSampling strategies for environmental samples

Analysis plan, Important species in natural water samples, Concentrations and activities

This years lecture 1

 

Field work, Different water types in the Oslo region, hr. 10:00 ~ 17:00    Sampling of water samples

 

Friday, September 26th;

 

Lecture, Seminar room Curie, hr. 08:15 – 09:00

Analysis plan, Important species in natural water samples, Concentrations and activities

This years lecture 2

 

Labwork, V111 hr. 09:15 ~ 17:00  Analysis of: pH , Alkalinity , TOC , Major Anions and cations on IC , Al-fractions , Phosphorous-fractions

 

Wednesday, October 8th;

Lecture, Seminar room Curie, hr. 08:15 – 10:00

Challenges with simultaneous equilibrium, Speciation program (MINEQL)

This years lecture 3

 

This years data

Last years data

 

PC lab, V152 hr. 10:15 – 16:00

Practice in using MINEQL by solving 4 problems

 

Friday, October 10th;

Assignment

Individual report writing

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