Environmental Laboratory Techniques
Code
10360
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Rita Maurício Rodrigues Rosa
Weekly hours
5
Total hours
70
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Acquisition of knowledge, ability and expertise on (1) Analytical laboratorial techniques applied to environmental samples; (2) Data evaluation; (3) Results interpretation in order to solve environmental problems.
Prerequisites
Basica knowledge of phisics, chemistry and statistical analysis.
Subject matter
Bibliography
APHA/AWWA/WEF. 1998. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. 20 th. Ed., USA.
Harris, D.C. 2001. Exploring Chemical Analysis, Freeman, USA, 605 pp.
Quevaulier, P. 2002. Quality Assurance for Water Analysis. Water Quality Measurements Series, European Comission, John Wiley & Sons. Lda., UK, 252 pp.
Reeve, R. N. 1999. Environmental Analysis. Analytical Chemistry By Open Learning, John Wiley & Sons. Lda., UK, 263 pp.
Sawyer, N.C.;McCarty, P.L.; Parkin, G.F. 2003. Chemistry for Environmental Engineering and Science. Fifth Ed., McGraw Hill International Editions, 752 pp.
Teaching method
Two hours of theoretical classes per week , in a classroom with a datashow.
One pratical class per week (three hours) in a laboratory.
Tuturial sessions (two hours per week).
Evaluation method
To obtain frequency: (1) assiduity to 2/3 of pratical (laboratory) sessions. Four absences are alloweded; (2) delivery of all the reports foresight.
The frequency is valid for the next year but is lost after that if the student is not approved in the discipline.
Pratical component:(1) Delivery of four practical works reports; (2) classification: arithmetic mean of the four pratical reports; (2) approval with a minimum classification of 9,5 (0 - 20 scale).
Theoretical component: 2 tests with subject exclusion; (2) approval with a minimum classification of 9,5 (0 - 20 scale) in the two tests average; (3) final appeal examination to the students that missed 9,5 values in the two tests average or to improve classification.
Final classification: arithmetic mean of pratical and theoretical components classifications, with the value of 50% each.