Practical�info:Course�language:�ENGLISH��Location:�EPSO�UMH�(38°4'1.05"N,�0°58'57.13"O)�From�Monday�to�Thursday,�course�will�be�located�in�EPSO�UMH�in�the�Agrochemistry�and�Environment�Department�facilities.�On�Friday�a�technical�field�tour�(CEBAS�CSIC�and�Univ.�of�Alicante)�will�be�developed.��Start�date:�February му,�2013�Finish�date:�February�24,�2013�Maximum�number�of�students:�30�Cost:�� 250€�Normal�fee�� 100€�Reduced�fee�Registration:�http://www.umh.es/fpo/fichaCursoFPO.asp?caca=2012&id_edicion=4128��Contact:�raul.moral@umh.es���

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International�training�course�on�advanced�analytical�techniques�in�

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Aim�and�scope�

This�course�deals�with�the�use�of�advanced�analytical�techniques�for�biowaste�research.�The�course�is�practically�oriented,�and�aims�at�giving�the�participants�skills�in�applying�the�techniques�and�methods�in�their�experimental�research.�

This�International�training�course�on�advanced�analytical�techniques�in�biowaste�research�is�an�advanced�course�into�the�project�ReUseWaste�Recovery�and�Use�of�Nutrients,�Energy�and�Organic�Matter�from�Animal�Waste�included�in�the�Marie�Curie�Actions�Initial�Training�Networks�(ITN),�FP7�PEOPLE�2011�ITN,�organized�by�the�Miguel�Hernández�University�(UMH)�and�the�CSIC.����It�is�an�excellent�opportunity�to�achieve�advanced�knowledge�about:��� Characterization�and�use�of�organic�wastes�� Development�of�skills�linked�to�chromatography,�spectrometry,�

thermal�and�fluorescence�analysis�focused�to�key�parameters�for�waste�management�

� Critical�evaluation�of�quality�in�organic�wastes�and�resources�� Use�of�instrumental�techniques�to�assess�the�environmental�hazards�

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Course�structure�&�Contents�

1.�Introduction�to�advanced�analytical�techniques�(0.6�ECTS)��2.�Espectrometry�(1�ECTS)��3.�Thermal�analysis�(0.3�ECTS)��4.�Chromatography�(0.5�ECTS)��5.�Disolved�extractable�organic�matter�characterization�(0.8�ECTS)��6.�Infrared�refrectometry�(0.6�ECTS)��7.�Quality�assessment�of�biowastes�for�specific�uses�(1.2�ECTS)��

�Evaluation�procedure�

The�course�evaluation�procedure�includes�assistance�control�(minimum�80%),�portfolio�including�lab�and�technical�visits�activities�and�a�written�test�with�short�applied�questions�

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Professors�envolved:�� Pilar�Bernal�Calderón,�CEBAS�CSIC�� Raul�Moral�Herrero,��Miguel�Hernández�University�� Frutos�Marhuenda�Egea,�University�of�Alicante�� Concepción�Paredes�Gil,�Miguel�Hernández�University�� Rafael�Clemente�Carrillo,�CEBAS�CSIC�� Bustamante�Muñoz,�Mª�Angeles,�CEBAS�CSIC�� Aurelia�Pérez�Espinosa,�Miguel�Hernández�University�� María�Dolores�Pérez�Murcia,�Miguel�Hernández�University�� Miguel�Ángel�Sánchez�Monedero,�CEBAS�CSIC�

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