Jordan University of Science & Technology



Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Science and Arts

Department of Chemistry

Second Semester 2007

Course Syllabus

|Course Information |

|Course Title |Environmental Analytical Chemistry |

|Course Code |CHEM 734 |

|Prerequisites | |

|Course Website | |

|Instructor |Dr. Yahya R. Tahboub |

|Office Location |D3L0 |

|Office Phone # |23588 |

|Office Hours |Sun, Tue, Th 8-10 am, Mon, Wed 11 am-1 pm |

|E-mail |tahboub@just.edu.jo |

|Teaching Assistant(s) | |

|Course Description |

|To give the students fundamentals of environmental chemistry and applications of advanced analytical techniques in environmental analysis. |

|Emphasis will be on trace and ultra-trace toxic metals and organic pollutants in water. |

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|Textbook |

|Title |Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater |

|Author(s) |American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, Water Environmental Federation |

|Publisher |American Public Health Association |

|Year |2005 |

|Edition |21th Edition |

|Book Website | |

|Other references | |

|Assessment |

|Assessment |Expected Due Date |Percentage |

|First Exam |2nd week of March |20 |

|Second Exam |4th week in April |20 |

|Final Exam |1st week of June |40 |

|Assignments |Project on Applications of Chromatography |20 |

|Participation | | |

|Attendance | | |

|Course Objectives |Percentage |

| Development of Regulatory Limits |10% |

| Understanding Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry |10% |

| Understanding Parameters of Environmental Methodology |10% |

| Validation of Environmental Analytical Methods |10% |

|Analytical Techniques Involved in Environmental Methods |20% |

|Analysis of Toxic Metals in Water and waste Water |15% |

|Analysis of Organic Pollutants in Water and Waste Water |15% |

|Sample Preparation in Environmental Analysis | 5% |

|1-7 Method Development for Environmental Analysis | 5% |

|Teaching & Learning Methods |

|Class periods will be a mixture of theory, analysis, demonstration, and discussion. I believe in the active-learner approach. You are required |

|to read.  |

|Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to |

|Related Objective(s) | |Reference(s) |

|1 | Establishments of Regulatory limits |Handouts |

|2 |Quality control and Quality assurance |Standard Methods Ch 1 |

|3 |Environmental Chemistry and Pollution | Handouts |

|4 |Analytical Techniques in Environmental Analysis|Handouts |

|5 |Analysis of Toxic Metals |Standard Methods Ch 3 |

|6 |Analysis of Organic Pollutants |Standard Methods Ch 6 |

|7 |Sample Preparation for Environmental Methods |Handouts |

|Useful Resources |

|P. Patnaik, Handbook of Environmental Analysis, CRC 1997 |

|L. R. Snyder, J. J. Kirkland and J. L. Glajch, Practical HPLC Development, Wiley 1997. |

|H. J. McNair and J. M. Miller, Basic Gas Chromatography, Wiley 1998. |

|J. H. Gross, Mass Spectrometry: A Text Book, Springer-Verlag 2004 |

|J and M. Rose, Mass Spectrometry for Chemists and Biochemists, Cambridge University Press 1996. |

|C. Dass Practice of Biological Mass Spectrometry, Wiley 2001. |

|Course Content |

|Week |Topics |Chapter in Textbook (handouts) |

|1 |Introduction to Environmental Chemistry and Environmental analysis|Handout |

| 2-3 |Regulatory limits for chemical pollutants in water: regulatory |Handouts |

| |limits, type of water, suitable regulatory analytical method, | |

| |basis for regulatory limits | |

|4-6 |. Environmental methodology: statistics, glossary, quality |Standard Methods, Ch 1 |

| |assurance, quality control, quality assessment, data quality, | |

| |method development and evaluation, collection and preservation of | |

| |samples, laboratory occupational health and safety, waste | |

| |minimization and disposal. | |

|7-8 |Analytical Methods in Environmental Analysis: Atomic Absorption |Handouts |

| |Spectrometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma, Gas Chromatography, | |

| |Liquid Chromatography | |

|9-10 |Metals: introduction, QA/QC, preliminary treatment of samples, |Standard Methods, Ch 3 |

| |metals by atomic absorption spectrometry (flame, cold-vapor, | |

| |electrothermal), metals by plasma emission spectrometry, metals by| |

| |ICP-MS, metals by anodic stripping | |

|11-13 |Individual Organic compounds: introduction, QA/QC, constituent |Standard Methods, Ch 6 |

| |concentration by gas extraction volatile organic compounds, | |

| |trihalomethanes and chlorinated organic solvents, extractable | |

| |base/neutrals and acids, phenols, polychlorinated biphenyls | |

| |(PCBs), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pesticides | |

|14-15 |Sample Preparation: Dissolution of inorganic samples, |Handouts |

| |Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction, Solid Phase | |

| |Microextraction | |

|16 |Method Development in Environmental Analysis |Handouts |

|Assignments |A set of problems will be assigned at somewhat irregular intervals but will always be due before class on each |

| |due date. Policy on late homework: late homework will not be accepted without a serious or compelling reason. |

|Exams |There will be two exams and a comprehensive final. If an exam is missed for a documented serious and compelling|

| |reason (e.g., signed doctor's excuse), a make-up exam will be held at a time and place of the instructor's |

| |discretion. Equation sheets will be provided during the exams. Please bring only pencils and calculators to the|

| |exams.  |

| |Tentative Exam Schedule: |

| |1. Two Majors (Class Tests): 2 x 20% = 40% |

| |I. First Exam: Tuesday March (2nd week), 2007. |

| |II. Second Exam: Tuesday April (4th week), 2007. |

| |III. Project 20% |

| |2. Final Exam: May 26-June 4, 2007 40% |

| |TOTAL 100% |

| |Academic dishonesty of any form will not be tolerated. University policies on cheating and plagiarism (see |

| |Students' Guide) will be strictly enforced. |

|Attendance |You are required to attend all lectures.  Please see me if you have an extended illness or family emergency. |

| |You must initial the attendance sheet on the side blackboard every day so that I have a quick check of who is |

| |missing. |

|Workload |……………. |

|Graded Exams |……………. |

|Participation |No points, but students are highly encouraged to participate in the discussion. |

|Laboratory |None |

|Projects |None |

|Disclaimer |The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this course and its administration as reasonable and |

| |necessary. |

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