ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 74.2 Hours of tutorials: 2.25 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 112.45
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
Areas: Analytical Chemistry
Center Faculty of Chemistry
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
Once the student has completed the course, the students are expected to demonstrate:
- Understanding of chemical phenomena related to the environment.
- Application of the acquired knowledge for solving environmental problems.
- Knowing the importance of waste minimization, the need for waste treatment and disposal, and the importance of the pollution problem.
Unit 1. Automation in environmental and industrial analysis I. Process analysers
Introduction to automation
Introduction to process analysers
Process analysers classification
Components of a process analyser
Sampling systems
Photometric, electrochemical, and chromatographic process analysers
Analyzer protection systems
Examples of process analysers
Unit 2. Automation in environmental and industrial analysis II: Sensors
Integration of the analytical procedure
Definitions of sensor
Sensors classification
Unit 3. Environmental and industrial monitoring I. Introduction.
Introduction. Objectives. Concepts of measurability and control capacity
Estimators of the states of a system
Modelling the fluctuations of a system
Time series and autoregressive models: Autocorrelation and time constant function
Moving average autoregressive model (ARMA)
Unit 4. Environmental and industrial monitoring II. Prediction methods.
Introduction
Interpolation methods
Methods that use location information
h graphs, autocorrelograms, covariograms and variograms
Kriging
Evaluation of the uncertainty of the prediction
Unit 5. Control of air pollution I. Types of pollutants
Introduction to environmental monitoring: definitions, types and objectives
Environmental monitoring program
Air pollutants: Particulate matter. Carbon monoxide. Sulphur oxides. Photochemical oxidants
Unit 6. Control of air pollution II. Sampling and control networks
Air quality models
Variation of concentration over time. Patterns
Sampling of gaseous pollutants
Collection of particulate matter
Levels of air quality control
Environmental air quality control networks
Air quality index
Galician aerobiology network
Unit 7. Control of water pollution
Introduction. Objectives of water sampling. Types of water sampling
Problems associated with water sampling
Guarantee and quality control in water sampling. Blanks samples and background samples
Materials for water sampling
Devices used in water sampling
Basic pre-treatment operations. Storage
Water resources monitoring. Discrete and continuous monitoring
Water quality control networks
Unit 8. Soil pollution control
Introduction and general concepts
Soil sampling statistics
Materials in soil sampling
Soils storage
Storage of soil solutions
Quality control in soil sampling
Soil monitoring
Unit 9. Garbage and waste materials
Introduction and guidelines
Waste sampling statistics
Quality control in waste sampling
Materials for waste sampling
Sewage sludge
Monitoring
Unit 10. Bioindicators in environmental monitoring.
Definitions and types of bioindicators
Sampling of bioindicators
Sample processing and storage
Examples of bioindicators in the Galician coast
Monitoring. Mussel Watch and Norwegian Fucus programs
NOTE: A visit will be carried out to a chemical industry (or environmental control laboratory), and to the Air Quality Control Service to facilitate the understanding of the process control and pollution control systems explained in the lectures.
Basic:
M. Valcárcel, M.S. Cardenas. Automation and miniaturization in Analytical Chemistry. Springer (2000)
F.R. Burden, I. McKelvie, U. Förstner, A. Guenther. Environmental Monitoring Handbook. McGraw Hill (2002).
Basic and general skills:
CB1 - Students demonstrate knowledge and understanding in a field of study that starts from the base of the general secondary education, and is generally at a level which, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that suggest cutting-edge knowledge of your field of study
CG2 - Be able to collect and interpret relevant data, information, and results, draw conclusions and issue reports scientific, technological, or other grounded areas that require the use of knowledge of chemistry problems.
CG4 - Have the ability to communicate, in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas in Chemistry to both qualified and unqualified audiences.
CG5 - Be able to study and learn independently, with time and resources organizing new knowledge and techniques in any scientific or technological discipline.
CG3 - Be able to apply both acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and the ability to analyse and summarise the definition and formulation of problems and solutions finding both academic and professional contexts
transversal competencies:
CT6 - Do teamwork.
CT7 - Carry out interdisciplinary teamwork.
CT8 - Be able to work in an international context.
CT9 - Develop interpersonal skills.
CT10 - Acquire critical thinking.
CT11 - Achieve ethical commitment.
specific skills:
EC4 - Know the main types of chemical reaction and their main associated characteristics.
CE11 - Understand the relationship between macroscopic properties and properties of individual atoms and molecules: including macromolecules (natural and synthetic), polymers, colloids, and other materials.
CE12 - Know the structure and reactivity of the main classes of biomolecules and the chemistry of the main biological processes.
CE13 - Be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of facts, concepts, principles, and theories related to the areas of chemistry.
CE15 - Be able to recognize and analyse new problems and plan strategies to solve them.
CE16 - Be able to evaluate and interpret data.
A) Lectures in large groups:
Lesson given by the teacher that can have different formats (theory, problems and / or general examples, general guidelines of the subject ...). The teacher may have the support of audio-visual and computer media but, in general, students do not need to handle them in class. Normally these classes will follow the content of a Reference Manual proposed in the Didactic Guide of the subject. Attendance at these classes is not mandatory.
B) Blackboard tutorials in a very small group:
Tutorials scheduled by the teacher and coordinated by the Center. Generally, they will mean for each student 2 hours per term and subject. Activities are proposed such as supervising supervised work, clarifying doubts about theory or practice, problems, exercises, readings or other proposed tasks; as well as the presentation, exhibition, debate or commentary on individual or small group work. In many cases, the teacher will require students to submit exercises before the tutorial. These deliveries will be included in the calendar of activities that the students will carry out throughout the course of the Teaching Guide of the corresponding subject. Attendance at these classes is mandatory.
The assessment of this subject will be done through continuous assessment and the completion of a final exam. In the absence of an interactive seminar / laboratory classes, it will be necessary to attend the only two compulsory classes scheduled, ie two hours of tutoring. This obligation also extends to all students. In all cases, the absence of such activities must be duly documented.
The continuous assessment will have a weight of 30% in the final mark. This will consist of carrying out practical problems, as well as different tests on theoretical aspects that will be given to students and that will be discussed in the tutorial schedule.
The final exam will cover the entire content of the subject and will have a weight of 70%.
The final mark obtained when considering the continuous assessment will not be lower than that obtained in the final examination.
For cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for the Evaluation of Students' Academic Performance and the review of qualifications will apply.
During the course, the following competencies will be evaluated:
Clases de Tutorías Exame Final
CB1 X X
CG2 X X
CG3 X X
CG4 X
CG5 X
CT6 X
CT7 X
CT8 X
CT9 X
CT10 X X
CT11 X
CE13 X X
CE15 X X
CE16 X X
FACE-TO-FACE WORK IN THE CLASSROOM HOURS
Lectures in large groups 34
Very small group tutorials 02
Total hours of face-to-face work in the classroom and in the laboratory 36
STUDENT PERSONAL WORK HOURS
Individual or group independent study 65
Exercise resolution, or other work 11.5
Total personal work hours of the student 76.5
Participation in lectures and tutorials is recommended.
Antonio Moreda Piñeiro
Coordinador/a- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814375
- antonio.moreda [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
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| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Physical Chemistry Classroom (ground floor) |
| Tuesday | |||
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Physical Chemistry Classroom (ground floor) |
| Thursday | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Physics Classroom (3rd floor) |
| 01.08.2025 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Analytical Chemistry Classroom (2nd floor) |
| 06.18.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Inorganic Chemistry Classroom (1st floor) |