EAM0530 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMICAL METHODS

Module Identifier	EAM0530
Module Title	ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMICAL METHODS
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Dr Bill Perkins
Semester	Semester 2
Other staff	Dr Nicholas J G Pearce
Course delivery	Lecture	12 Hours
	Practical	40 hours either as 10 x 4 hours or as 5 x 8 hours
Assessment	Semester Assessment	Laboratory Report Course Work:	50%
	Semester Assessment	Project Report Course Work:	25%
	Supplementary Assessment	Failed reports and essays can be resubmitted to the IGES office on or before the first day of the summer resit period (normally mid-August). Written exam can be re-taken at that time.	100%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to

perform a variety of analytical tasks which will include both 'classical' and 'instrumental' methods

understand the use of GLP (good laboratory practice) and quality control in analytical measurement

evaluate critically the quality of data produced during analytical measurement

describe the factors which control the distribution of elements at the Earth's surface.

Brief description

This module will provide a practical training in modern analytical techniques as applied to environmental inorganic geochemistry. The practical course will include both classical and instrumental techniques. The students will perform a series of analyses on samples collected in the module Chemical Environmental Techniques. The analytical results from these samples will be used to produce a report on the environmental geochemistry of the selected site. The course will contain lectures which will deal with the factors controlling the distribution of elements in the primary and secondary environment.

Reading Lists

Books
Bassett, J, Denney, R C, Jeffery, G H & Mendham, J. (1978) Vogel's Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis. 4th. Longman
Gray, N F. (1994) Drinking Water Quality. Wiley
Johnson, W M & Maxwell, J A. Rocks and Mineral Analysis. 2nd. Wiley
Potts, P J. (1992) A Handbook of Silicate Rock Analysis. Blackie