Course Overview
Interpretation of results obtained from analytical laboratories is an integral part of waste management or environmental assessment. This course is intended to provide an overview of the environmental laboratory discipline. Topics will include: test parameter selection and sample collection concerns; analysis procedures, quality assurance, and data management.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in EENG 7712
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the environmental laboratory's role in environmental assessment projects.
- Explain the main considerations in environmental sampling relating to sample:
- Containers
- Degradation
- Preservation
- Homogeneity
- Contamination
- Submission/logistics.
- Discuss the main types of organic and inorganic analytical procedures.
- Describe the flow of samples through an environmental analytical laboratory.
- Discuss the main types of instrumentation used in environmental analysis.
- Describe the quality assurance protocols required to ensure valid data.
- Explain how to assess data quality.
- Discuss how to select an environmental laboratory.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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