ENVS 3315 - Applied Instrumentation

(3 credits) 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab

This course is aimed at offering a fundamental understanding of field screening techniques and practices of instrumental measurements for the qualitative determination of substances. The main analysis methods dealt in this course are Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy, Infra red Spectroscopy, Ion Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography. Students are also introduced to the scientific way of expressing results and also error analysis. The lab component gives the students hands-on experience with the above-mentioned analytical techniques.

Prerequisite: Chemistry 2209.