Environmental Chemistry

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Course objectives

The basic objective of the course is to study the basic chemical principles that are happening in the environment.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

After course students will be able to :
1. knowing the first and explain the interactions that occur between different phases in the environment (water-to-air, ground-to-air, water-soil)
2. distinction approach to chemical analysis of soil, water or air
3. understand the circular cycle gas emissions (CO2, NOx, SOx) in the environment
4. explain the impact of metals on the environment
5. identify and explain the effect of organic compounds in the environment
6. solve problems in environmental protection

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

Lecture 1: Introduction to Environmental Chemistry. The impact of technology on the chemical processes in the environment.
Lecture 2: Parts of the environment: hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere and biosphere. Water chemistry. Gases in Water
Lecture 3: Complexation and speciation. Redox reactions, pE in natural waters.
Seminar 1 (2 hours): Interpretation and Data Processing
Lecture 4: pE-pH diagrams. Interaction phases: solid-liquid-gas.
Seminar 2 (2 hours): Redox reactions, PE in natural waters.
Lecture 5: Creating sediment and ion-exchange processes on its border. Biochemical processes in the waters
Seminar 3 (2 hours): pE-pH diagrams. Interaction phases: solid-liquid-gas
Lecture 6: Transformation elements. Biodegradation of the organic material. water pollution
Lecture 7: The atmosphere and the chemistry of the atmosphere. Physical characteristics of the atmosphere
Lecture 8: Chemical and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere
Seminar 4 (2 hours ): Standard deviations, errors
Lecture 9:. Air pollution: inorganic gases, organic compounds, particulate matter
Seminar 5 (2 hours): Biochemical processes in the waters
Lecture 10: Photochemical smog. Geosphere and geochemistry.
Seminar 6 (2 hours): Determination of pH and concentration in aquatic environmental samples
Lecture 11: The composition of the soil, nutrients. Acid-base and ion-exchange reactions
Seminar 7 (2 hours): Processing of the data collected by monitoring the atmosphere
Lecture 12: soil pollution
Lecture 13: Toxicity of chemical substances. Analytical Environmental Chemistry.
Lecture 14: Analytical Environmental Chemistry
Lecture 15: Evaluation and interpretation of analytical data from the environment. specific applications
Seminar 8 (1 hour): Assignments: gases, calculations composition

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