Environmental Sampling II. 

 

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Schedule 2019

 

 

date

content

report

code

topic

february 14.

introduction

 

 

aims and structure of the class, measurement environmental processes

february 21.

preparation

 

 

Chemical basics, cromatography

Measurement uncertainties, significant digits

february 28.

Gellérthegy

sampling

 

 

B, C, D groups  Gellért Hill Artificial Tunnel: ŐSF, GT6, EXH

A, E, F groups  Rudas Spa wells:JUV, ATT, HUN

march 6.

wednesday

Gellérthegy

sample preparation

 

 

sample preparation

march 7.

Gellérthegy

lab measurements

 

RAD

LSA measurement of 25 samples:  RADon loss + EC + pH

mérés elve, kiértékelés előadás

march 14.

Gellérthegy

talks

 

 

6 talks for radon measurements of the groups  RAD +

2 talks about water sources in South Africa, Cape Verde

march 21.

Info Park

sampling

Gellért

Hill

XRF

ZAJ

ESM

Soil Sampling Protocol, sampling 3 soil samples per groups

Field measurements: Noise (ZAJ)  and 

Electrosmog (ESM): 50 Hz and microwave frequency

march 28.

Info Park

lab measurement

 

XRF

RFA sample preparation,

measurements of 18 samples for Soil Heavy Metal content

april 4.

LRK

lab visit

 

SMO

GCR

Visit National Meteorological Survey, at Gilice square

lectures, 6 smog time series (2 weeks),  6 btex-voc analysis

april 11.

Info Park

talks

 

 

2 talks: ZAJ, 2 talks: ESM, 2 talks XRF, 3 talks about environmental issues in your own country

april 18.

spring break

Info Park

 

 

april 25. 

Tests

 

 

written test in 3 topics: Gellért Hill + Info Park + OMSZ LRK

may 2.

LRK

talks

LRK

 

3 talks: smog alert analysis STS, 3 talks: cromatogram analysis GCR and  3 talks: environmental issues in your own country

may 9.

5vös day break 

 

 

 

may 16.

Talks, tests

Summaries

 

6 talks about environmental issues in your own country

and test retake if necessary

 

 

 

Environmental issues in your own countries lecture possible topics

 

1. Urban heat island effect: description one case in  your country, and its parameters and effects on the summer cooling need

2. Urban street canyon effect of wind distribution in big cities in your country or in Budapest 

3. Energetic requirements of new buildings in your country (wal, windows, U-values, heat bridge)

4. Renewable energy power plants in your country, structure, operation, values of energy production

5. Investigation of Ivanpah Solar Energy System

6. Description and analysis of a wind turbine park in your country

7. Effect of nuclear power plants and hydropower plants on the ecological system of the river worldwide

8. Water sources in your country

9. Important contaminations in your country in the last decades

10. Analysis of the source of big smogs in your country

11. Nuclear Power in your country

 

LRK talks: groups B, C, E (btex) = GCR (gas cromatogram analysis); groups A, D, F = SMO (smog alert time series analysis)

 

Summary reports:

 

RAD-SUM report: comparision and summary of all radon measurements in thermal waters

ZAJ-SUM report: comparision and summary of all noise measurements in the Info Park

ESM-SUM report: comparision and summary of all electrosmog measurements in the Info Park

XRF-SUM report: comparision and summary of all soil xrf measurements in the Info Park

SMA-SUM report: comparision and summary of all smog alert analysis from LRK

GCR-SUM report: comparision and summary of all gas-cromatigram analyis from LRK

 

Software for data analysis

 

Amptek mca files analysis [click]