Apr 28, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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EVT 2500 - Analysis of Environmental Pollutants


Covers important techniques necessary for analyzing environmental samples. Methods established by EPA are used to analyze samples for heavy metals, volatiles, and semi-volatiles.

Requisites: EVT 2500L concurrent
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Analyze data spectra for compound identification.
  • Create internal standards, surrogate standards, and matrix spike standards.
  • Describe Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry.
  • Describe UV/VIS Spectrophotometry.
  • Describe environmental analysis methods provided by EPA, OSHA, and NIOSH.
  • Describe environmental analysis.
  • Describe gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
  • Perform analysis for an environmental sample via GC/MS.
  • Perform analysis for an environmental sample via UV/VIS.
  • Perform tuning of a mass spectrometer.
  • Write an environmental analysis report per EPA/OSHA guidelines.



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