Chemistry and Marine Protection

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Associate teachers

Status of the course

Course objectives

Gaining knowledge of the sea; chemical composition and contamination, and the ways to prevent pollution of the marine environment.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Enrolled in or passed the cours Exercises in Chemistry and Marine Protection

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

After passing the exam, the student is expected to know:
1. fundamental properties of seawater
2. basic physical properties of the sea
3. chemical composition of seawater
4. marine pollution, sources and types of pollution
5. interactive impact of pollutants on the marine environment
6. chemicals in the sea and the manner of their removal

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

Lecture 1: Introduction to marine chemistry. The fundamental properties of sea water, the origin of water and salt.
Lecture 2: The composition of the oceans and marine sediments.
Lecture 3: The basic physical properties of the sea.
Lecture 4: Chemical composition of seawater. Salinity and density.
Lecture 5: The chemical species in the sea (macro-constituents and micro-constituents).
Lecture 6: Gases in the sea.
Lecture 7: Dissolved organic matter in seawater.
Lecture 8: Marine pollution, sources and types
Lecture 9: Metals in the sea.
Lecture 10: Biodegradable and durable organic compounds.
Lecture 11: The impact of pollutants on the marine environment (persistence in the marine environment, toxicity and other adverse effects, accumulation in marine organisms and sediments, adverse effects on the oxygen content in the sea)
Lecture 12: The chemicals in the sea and ways to remove them.
Lecture 13: Plant Protection (cleaning) must
Lecture 14: Preventing contamination / pollution from vessels.
Lecture 15: Legal regulations on marine environmental protection.

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