LE1016 : Laboratory Analysis of the Chemical & Physical Properties of Water

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Laboratory Analysis of the Chemical & Physical Properties of Water. It covers the types of water sources and the importance of water quality analysis, regulatory standards and key chemical and physical indicators; the laboratory safety procedures, sampling techniques and preservation, calibration and standardization of instruments; and the analytical techniques, laboratory quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA), temperature measurement and turbidity analysis.

Further, the course will also discuss the color determination, conductivity and total dissolved solids (TDS) measurement, pH measurement and odor and taste evaluation; the alkalinity and acidity testing, hardness determination, chloride determination, fluoride analysis and sulfate determination; the nitrate and nitrite analysis, dissolved oxygen (DO) measurement, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD); the ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) determination, trace metals by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and heavy metal testing using ICP-OES; and the phosphorus and phosphate analysis and oil and grease determination.

During this interactive course, participants will learn the total suspended solids (TSS) and volatile solids (VS); the microbiological indicators of water quality covering total coliforms and E. coli detection, incubation and identification, interpretation of results and sterile sampling procedures; and the interpretation of laboratory results through statistical validation of data, detection limits and uncertainty, comparing with regulatory standards and trend analysis.