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Environmental Chemistry, 6 ECTS credits.
/Miljökemi/
For:
KA
Kem
PRO
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 36
Rec. self-study hours: 124
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Area of Education: Science
Main field of studies: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The course aims at giving the student a chemical understanding of the background and consequences of different chemical pollutants the biosphere, the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. After successfully completed course the course, participant will be able to:
- understand the chemical processes behind important environmental problems and how they have occured
- give chemical explaination to acid rain, ozon depletion, global warming, and the spread of toxic chemical pollutants on a global scale
- analyze effects of different chemical pollutants effect on plants and animals
- discuss the actions taken to restrict major environmental problems
- understand, judge and predict effects of different chemical on health and environment.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Inorganic Chemistry and Organic chemistry (or equivalent)
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
Lectures, seminars.
The course runs over the entire spring semester.
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Course contents:
Chemistry of the ozone layer, air pollutants, green house effects and global warming and their environmental consequences. The nature of different toxic organic compounds and heavy metals polluted natural waters and treatment of wastewater. Further, to give an orientation waste elimination, substainable development in the environmental area.
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Course literature:
Colin Baird: Environmental Chemistry 5th edition
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Project
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4 ECTS
2 ECTS
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To pass the project assignment, oral and written presentation are mandatory. |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magdalena Svensson
Examiner: Henrik Pedersen
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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