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Chemistry and Microbiology of Waters and Food

Chemistry and Microbiology of Waters and Food

Code	8468
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/T(30H)
Scientific area	Industrial Chemistry
Entry requirements	Not applicable.
Mode of delivery	Classroom teaching
Learning outcomes	It is intended that the student knows: -Properties of water from microbiological and chemical point of view. -The main food groups, the respective chemical compounds and methods of analysis and also the main sources of contamination. At the end of the Curriculum Unit the student should be able to: - Understand the chemical water properties, identify sources of pollution and apply methods of treatment; - Use methods of microbiological analysis for water and food; - Distinguish the major components of the various foods and discuss analytical methods suitable for analysis of food; -Refer to international bodies responsible for food industry standards.
Syllabus	Water quality and public health. Chemical contaminants. Microbiological quality of water. Water contamination. Treatment of water. Methods of chemical and microbiological analysis of water. Legislation. Food chemistry. Food and nutrition. Conservation of food. Food microbiology. Recommended standards and methods for different types of determinations. Quality control. LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS: -Drinking waters: Indicating parameters (pH, Conductivity, Oxidability, Total Hardness, Turbidity) -Olive oil analysis: acidity and spectrophotometric test -Microbiological analyses of water; -Microbiological analyses of food.
Main Bibliography	Main bibliography: - B. Mendes e J.F. Santos Oliveira, “Qualidade da água para consumo humano”, Lidel, 2004 - C.N. Sawyer e P.L. McCarty, “Chemistry for environmental engineering”, 3rd ed., MacGraw-Hill, 1985 - Food Analysis, S. Suzanne Nielsen (Editor), 4th edition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2010. - Food Chemistry, H.-D. Belitz, W. Grosch, P. Schieberle, 4th edition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2009. - Food Microbiology, M. R. Adams, M. O. Moss, 2nd edition(2000), The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. Additional bibliography: - P. O’Neill, “Environmental Chemistry”, 2nd ed., Chapman & Hall, 1993 - Food Safety and Food Quality, R. E. Rester, R. M. Harrison (editors), 2001, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.