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CH3041
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
• When we talk of an environmental chemistry laboratory what we mean is an analytical chemistry lab that works on environmental problems.
• Analytical chemistry is concerned with
two basic problems:
  1) What chemicals are present - qualitative
       (elements, compounds)
  2) How much is present           - quantitative
       (ppm, mg L-1, meq kg-1)
• Often answers to both questions will be
provided by one quantitative analysis.