Chapter 8

Water Analysis

Important Topics

Sample preservation
Basics of potentiometry and application to pH measurement
Other ion selective electrodes
Atomic absorption methods for metals in water
Ion chromatography for water analysis
Organic compounds in water
BOD, COD, TOC
Volatile and semivolatiles
Purge and trap methods

Important Skills

Select an appropriate method for determination on a specific analyte in water
Understand the principles applied in BOD, COD, TOC analyses and the relation between these measurements
Understand what has to be done to insure accuracy of a method

 

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Homework solutions

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