Atmospheric Chemistry

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Course objectives

To provide students with basic knowledge of the atmosphere; structure, chemical cycles, and pollution, as well as the means for preventing the emission of harmful substances into 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. definition of basic concepts and history of the chemistry of the atmosphere
2. geochemical relationship of the Earth and the Sun.
3. classification of pollutants and their origin in the atmosphere
4. evaluation and screening of air quality
5. thermodynamics and kinetics of formation of oxides in the atmosphere
6. the role of various pollutants in photochemical processes in the atmosphere
7. techniques and sampling procedures of harmful substances in the atmosphere

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

Lecture 1: Basic characteristics of the atmosphere. The structure of the atmosphere. The composition of the atmosphere
Lecture 2: The atmosphere as the photochemical system. Incoming radiation-solar spectrum. The absorption coefficient of atmospheric gases
Seminar 1 (2 hours): Numerical methods for solving problems related to radiation and the absorption coefficient
Lecture 3: Re-emission radiation-cooling the Earth’s surface. temperature inversions
Lecture 4: Contaminants atmospheres and their origin. Expression of the content of pollutants in the atmosphere. Building an information system based on the list of pollutants, meteorological data and emission measurements
Seminar 2 (2 hours): Solving problems related to the expression of content pollution in the atmosphere
Lecture 5: Rating and projections of air quality. Emission and immission standards
Lab course 1 (3 hours): Determination of PM10 and PM2.5
Lecture 6: The kinetics of formation of carbon (II) oxide and control its emissions
Lecture 7: Thermodynamics and kinetics of formation of sulfur oxides. The basic methods of controlling sulfur oxides
Seminar 3 (2 hours): Numerical methods for solving problems related to the kinetics and thermodynamics of formation of CO2, CO and SOx
Lab course 2 (3 hours): Determination of the metal particulate matter
Lecture 8: Thermodynamics of the formation of NO and NO2 (NOx). Sources of NOx emissions
Lecture 9: The kinetics of formation of NO in the process of combustion. Methods for controlling NOx emissions from stationary sources
Lecture 10: Assessing the weight of compounds of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen in the atmosphere; emission sources, conversion, life time of each compound.
Seminar 4 (2 hours ): Numerical methods for solving problems related to NOx
Lab course 3 (3 hours): Determination of CO, CO2 and SO2
Lecture 11: Analysis of the increase in the acidity of precipitation. Creating monoatomnog oxygen and ozone
Lecture 12: Chemical reduction of the stratospheric ozone protective layer. Photochemical reactions of atmospheric pollution
Seminar 5 (2 hours): Numerical methods for solving problems related to the occurrence of acidity in the atmosphere and photochemical reactions
Lab course 4 (3 hours): Determination of NOx and NH4 +
Lecture 13: The role of various primary pollutants in photochemical processes in the atmosphere
Lecture 14: The lifetime of harmful substances in the lower atmosphere-deposition mechanisms
Seminar 6 (2 hours): Numerical methods for solving problems related to the concentration of NOx, SOx, and NH4 +
Lab course 5 (3 hours): Determination of the concentration of ozone
Lecture 15: Techniques and procedures for sampling of pollutants in the atmosphere
Seminar 7 (3 hours): Statistical analysis of data provided by the monitoring

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