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Course: Analytical Chemistry in Practice

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Course title Analytical Chemistry in Practice
Course code ACH/PACHU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bednář Petr, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Papoušková Barbora, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Practical aspects of sampling, sample pretreatment and clean-up. Strategy of analytical procedure selection (isolation, matrix effects suppression, preconcentration, selection of detection technique). Analysis of water. Control of toxic ions. Radionuclides. Analysis of organic polutants (crude oil constituents, pesticides, surfactants, carcinogenic agents). Analysis of soil. Control of nutrients. Determination of fertilizers. Analysis of undesired and toxic cations. Analysis of pesticides, their residues and metabolites. Acid-base and ion exchange equillibria. Analysis of atmosphere. Development of atmosphere, photochemical reactions. Production of gaseous polutants and their analytical control. Food analysis. Principal components of food, nutritional parameters and their analytical evaluation. Analysis of food additives (conserving substances, antioxidants). Analysis of pesticide residues in food. Forensic and toxicologic analysis. Chemical analysis and industrial toxicology. Entrance of toxic compounds into body and their metabolism. Analytical control of drugs. Examination of packing materilas, control of monomers content. Analysis of supplemental agents, control of plasticizers, stabilizers and surfactants

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 21 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim is to familiarize with more sophisticated analysis of real samples.
Associate information, interpret the experimental data, solve the practical problems in analysis of real samples
Prerequisites
The knowledge of basics of analytical chemistry and instrumental methods of analytical chemistry is recommended.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Student has to pass the final written test ( min 70% of total points)
Recommended literature
  • 1. Holzbecher Z., Churáček J., Analytická Chemie, SNTL, Praha 1987..
  • 10. Chromý V. a kol. Bioanalytika, Skripta Masarykovy university Brno 2002..
  • 11. Mermet J.M., Otto M., Widmer H.M., Analytical Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 1998..
  • 12. Hart F.L., Hisher H.J., Modern Food Analysis, Springer-Verlag, New York 1971..
  • 2. Zýka J. a kol.: Analytické příručka 1, 2, SNTL Praha 1979..
  • 4. Davídek J.: Laboratorní příručka analýzy potravin, SNTL Praha 1977 a 1985..
  • 5. Popl M. a kol. Analytická chemie životního prostředí, Skripta VŠCHT Praha 1999..
  • 6. Pearson D., Laboratory Techniques in Food Analysis, London Butterworths, London 1973..
  • 7. Girard J.E., Principles of Environmental Chemistry, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury 2005..
  • 8. Belcher R., Submicro Methods of Organic Analysis, Elsevier, Amsterdam 1966..
  • 9. Horáková M. a kol., Analytika vody, Skripta VŠCHT Praha 2000..
  • Davídek J. Laboratorní příručka analýzy potravin, SNTL Praha 1977 a 1985.
  • Skoog D. A., West D. M., Holler F. J., Crouch S. R. (2000). Analytical chemistry, An introduction. Harcourt.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching Training in Chemistry for Secondary Schools (2019) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 06.09.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2026/2027