OCS 7132 Coastal Physical/Chemical Systems: Analytical Methods (3)

Prereq.: consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Sampling techniques; proper handling and preservation of samples; sample processing for analysis; application of spectroscopy and chromatography analytical instrumentation for the determination on nutrients, trace and toxic metals, synthetic organics (pesticides and industrial organics), and petroleum hydrocarbons in water, soil and sediment samples; techniques presented in terms of application of analytical chemistry to environmental and natural systems.