CV 322 - Environmental Laboratory

• Describe several of the more important water quality parameters used to characterize water quality with respect to potable water and municipal wastewater
• Conduct experiments and analyze and interpret the experimental data to determine values of selected water quality parameters following Standard Methods procedures
• Explain the environmental significance of each of the water quality parameters studied

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• Standard titrimetric solutions (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Acidity and alkalinity (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Ionic strength (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Hardness; saturation index (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Phosphorus (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Nitrogen (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Chlorine (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Dissolved oxygen; BOD (2 classes, 1 lab)
• COD (2 classes, 1 lab)
• Gas chromatography (1 class, 1 lab)
• Final exam review; course evaluations (1 class)

• Lab #1: Preparation of standard solutions for Lab #2
• Lab #2: Acidity and alkalinity of surface and ground waters
• Lab #3: Conductivity and TDS
• Lab #4: Hardness and CaCO3 saturation index
• Lab #5: Phosphorus by titration and colorimetric methods
• Lab #6: Ammonia by distillation and ISE methods
• Lab #7: Chlorine
• Lab #8: DO by Winkler and DO probe; BOD5
• Lab #9: COD
• Lab #10: Gas chromatography (demonstration)