B626 – Water, Air and Soil Analysis

Module
Water, Air and Soil Analysis
Water, Air and Soil Analysis
Module number
B626
Version: 3
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 semester
Turnus
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grischek
thomas.grischek(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturers

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Holger Landmesser
holger.landmesser(at)htw-dresden.de


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grischek
thomas.grischek(at)htw-dresden.de


Prof. Ph.D. Hans-Dieter Seelig
hans-dieter.seelig(at)htw-dresden.de


Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrike Feistel
ulrike.feistel(at)htw-dresden.de


Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jakob Ebermann
jakob.ebermann(at)htw-dresden.de

Teaching language(s)

English

ECTS credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SWS (2.00 SWS Seminar | 2.00 SWS Internship)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-requisite(s) for the examination

Protocols
Tested in English language

Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Written performance assessment
Examination duration: 90 min | Weighting: 75 % | Tested in English language


Alternative examination - Paper
Weighting: 25 % | Tested in English language

Teaching form

Seminars, laboratory practical, excursion

Media type
Not specified
Teaching content / structure
  • Water quality parameters and analytical methods
  • Temperature and humidity measurements
  • Air pollution and analytical methods
  • Soil pollution and analytical methods
  • Trace organic compounds: sources and analytical detection
  • Sampling methods, analytical field test equipment
  • Data assessment
Qualification objectives

Students develop an understanding of water, air and soil analytical methods and monitoring concepts. They know relevant quality parameters, field and lab methods. Students are expected to prove an adequate level of data assessment, critical evaluation of environmental data and applied methods. Issues of data handling and plausibility checks are understood. Students are able to identify appropriate methods and interpretation tools to evaluate pollution of water, air and soil.

Special admission requirement(s)
Not specified
Recommended prerequisites
Not specified
Continuation options
Not specified
Literature

Books:

Worch, E. (2015) Hydrochemistry: Basic concepts and exercises. de Gruyter. ebook via HTW library:/VPN: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110315561

Appelo, C.A.J., Postma, D. (2005) Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution. 2nd ed., Balkema Publ.

Journals:

Water Air Soil Pollution, link.springer.com/journal/11270

Current teaching resources

Script, Slide collection

Notes
Not specified