610-360 Marine and Analytical Chemistry

Note

Credit cannot be gained for this subject and Pre 1998: 610-346.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chemistry 610-260.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of the subject 610-360 students should comprehend:

• the principles of quantitative analytical chemistry;
• the complementary nature of classical and instrumental methods of analysis;
• the importance of planning and full understanding in the efficient performance of chemical analyses;
• the uniformity of composition of seawater with respect to the major ions;
• the variations in dissolved oxygen and nutrient levels in the ocean and the factors influencing them, sources, distribution and chemical composition of marine sediments;
• the distribution of radionuclides in the oceans, their interaction with marine organisms, and their use in sediment dating;
• the availability of non-biological resources from the oceans.

In the practical component of the course students should have developed

• skills in quantitative chemical separations;
• ability to carry out classical and instrumental determinations of selected components of a variety of sample materials;
• competence in planning and execution of experimental procedures;
• ability to prepare reports of analyses carried out.

The lecture course covers topics selected from: principles of the major analytical instruments: chemical methods of sample preparation for classical and instrumental analysis; the sea as a chemical system, reactions occurring in estuaries and oceans, radioactivity in the sea, resources from the sea.

Assessment

One 3-hour written examination at the end of Semester 2. Practical work will be continuously assessed. Satisfactory performance in both theory and practical work is required before credit can be granted for this subject.