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Teaching GuideTerm Higher Technical University College of Civil Engineering |
| Mestrado Universitario en Enxeñaría da Auga (plan 2012) |
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| Physico-chemistry and quality of water |
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| Identifying Data | 2015/16 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Physico-chemistry and quality of water | Code | 632844203 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Official Master's Degree | 1st four-month period |
First | Obligatoria | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Basics of water chemistry | Structure and properties of water Mol and stoichiometry Aqueous interactions and chemical bonding Concentration units Colligative properties Mass action law and the equilibrium constant |
| Sampling and monitoring | Routine parameters Special determinations In situ vs. laboratory determinations Sampling surveys for ground, precipitation, stream and lake/reservoir waters Sampling frequency |
| Analitical techniques and quality assessment | Accuracy, precission, bias Detection and quatification limits Titrations Analytical techniques (spectrophtometry, ICP, ...) |
| Data analysis and interpretation | Fundamentals of descriptive statistics Graphic analysis of water chemistry data Time series representation and analysis |
| Hydrochemical processes and modelling | Chemical reactions and temperature dependence Equilibrium Acidity and alkalinity Solid dissolution/precipitation processes |
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