581 Zoo: Advanced Pollution (Practical), Fall 2024

Credits: 1

Total Hours pers term: 30 h (2h/week)

Assessment methods: 

 Lab presence report 

 Lab reports

 Writing protocols for the lab used methods

List of Topics:

Lab1: 

  Introduction to Lab Safety

Lab2: 

  Introductions to the Advanced Pollution laboratory

• What is expected from the students to gain from this lab experience

  Air pollution: Noise Pollution, measuring the noise levels using an app

Lab3:

  Measurement of Nitrate, Nitrite, Phosphate in water sample

Lab4:

  Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen in water samples different in salt contents & pH levels

Lab5:

  Measurement of oil pollutants: investigation of petroleum hydrocarbons in water samples

Lab6:

  Detection of microbial and sewage pollution in drinking water 

Lab7:

 Measuring Microplastic & Nanoplastic in water & soil samples

Lab8:

  Measurement of particles in water 

Lab9:

  Measurement of total suspended particles (TSP) in Air Part I

Lab10:

  Measurement of total suspended particles (TSP) in Air Part II

Lab11:

  Measurement of total suspended particles (TSP) in Air Part III

Lab12:

  Thermal Precipitation vs Electrostatic Precipitation: methods to measure suspended particles in air & water 

Lab13:

  Measuring CO2 & CO1 

Lab14:

  Open discussion in Advanced Pollution Lab + Feedback

Lab15:

   Students Final Report Submission