CIVE 718 Advanced Topics in Applied Environmental Chemistry
Provides a theoretical and practical understanding for characterizing anthropogenic organic contaminant molecules in environmental media. Topics include: (1) Theoretical basis for commonly used off-line and in-line analytical separations, such as chromatography, liquid-liquid extraction, and ion exchange; (2) instrumental methods of analysis and their detection techniques utilized for compound quantitation; and, (3) spectroscopy and spectrometry techniques employed for compound identity confirmation. Emphasis is placed on trace-level environmental contaminants that require sample pre-concentration or passive sampling techniques prior to analysis. Novel applications are discussed using recent examples from scientific literature.