2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE5400M Pollution Sampling and Analysis

15 creditsClass Size: 80

Module manager: Dr A B Ross
Email: a.b.ross@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Module replaces

PEME5410M Polution Sampling and Analysis

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

The module is designed to give the background theory and principles of operation of modern analytical instrumentation and their use in environmental and emission measurements. Case studies and laboratory sessions help to give practical experience of the techniques and their applications.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this module you should have a sound knowledge of the underlying principles of the main instrumental chemical analysis used in pollution monitoring and measurement. You should understand the chemistry relevant to sampling, sample preparation and the chemical processes occurring in each instrument.

You will also be able to estimate and report errors associated with measurements. You will gain practical experience of some of the methods and develop your data processing and presentation skills as well as your researching and presentation skills (written and oral).

Skills outcomes
- Technical report writing
- Problem solving
- Data manipulation
- Assessment and reporting of measurement errors
- Numeracy
- Computer literacy
- Teamwork
- Expert knowledge
- Practical competence.

Syllabus

- Measurement errors and uncertainties in analysis
- Units and concentrations
- Sampling and storage
- Concentration methods
- Introduction to spectroscopy
- Infra-red spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy
- Introduction to atomic spectroscopy
- Atomic adsorption spectroscopy
- Emission spectroscopy
- Separation science
- Chromatographic methods
- Mass spectrometry
- Point Source emission measurements
- Ambient air quality monitoring
- Case studies and laboratories - water analysis
- FTIR spectroscopy
- Gas Chromatography
- Urban air monitoring
- Flue gas monitoring.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	20	1.00	20.00
Practical	4	5.00	20.00
Seminar	2	1.00	2.00
Tutorial	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			103.00
Total Contact hours			47.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Private study will include:
- Completion of self-assessment question sheets, using the lecture notes and text book
- Reviewing relevant chapters in the text book
- Completing the laboratory report which will involve data manipulation and presentation; graph plotting; calculation and reporting of errors; interpretation and discussion of results and comparison to literature values (where appropriate)
- Revision for class test.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Self-assessment questions: Feedback will be given.
- Laboratory reports: students will write and submit a laboratory report on water analysis, which will be assessed and feedback given to them.
- In-class test.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	Class Test	40.00
Report	Practical report on Water Analysis	30.00
Case Study	Chromatography	20.00
Presentation	Presentation and Group Work	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Students are split into groups of four to do the practical sessions in G12, Houldsworth Building. The groups rotate round the laboratory sessions and so will not be doing a practical every week (only 4 sessions per student throughout the two semesters).

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 07/01/2016

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