Lecture 1: Course Outline and Objectives

Prepared by

Husam Al-Najar

The Islamic University of Gaza- Environmental Engineering DepartmentEnvironmental Measurements (EENV 4244)

Objectives of the course:

The course aims to introduce the main and most useful measurements and laboratory test for the environmental engineer to identify the degree of pollution in water, wastewater, sludge, soil and atmosphere. Moreover, the sampling systems and the verification of results are involved in the context of the course.

Text Book in order of importance:

1. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20-21th edition2. EPA Methods for chemical Analysis of Water and Wastewater3. Methods of Soil Analysis, Chemical and Microbiological properties, 2nd edition4. Stanley E. Manahan, Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry, 3rd ed., Taylor & Francis/CRC Press, 2009

Course Outline

1. Collection and preservation of samples2. Oxygen2.1: Dissolved Oxygen (Do)2.2: Biological Oxygen demand (BOD)2.3: Chemical Oxygen demand (COD)3. Determination of free chlorine and hypochlorite4. Determination of Cations 4.1: Ammonia4.2: Calcium 4.3: Calcium + Magnesium (hardness)4.4: Sodium5. Determination of Anions 5.1: Chloride 5.2: Nitrate

Midterm Exam 6. Digestion of Samples:6.1: Digestion of water samples with Kjeldhl method for determination of N 6.2: Destruction and extraction of soil and sludge for the determination of heavy metals 6.3: Destruction of plants and fish samples for the determination of heavy metals7. Verification of Results8. Quality assurance policy

Final ExamGrading Policy: Midterm Exam 30% Participation and homework 10% Final Exam 60%