Applied chemistry and chemical safetyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You apply your basic chemistry skills and deepen your knowledge of relevant chemical phenomenon of environment and health.You get information of the safe handling of chemicals and you understand the behaviour of chemical substances in environmental processes.

Content

How do chemical substances behave when they get in to the environment?What are the safety requirements for handling of chemicals taking into account their harmful chemical and physical properties to health and environment?Where do you get information about chemical legislation and about properties of chemicals?What kind of chemical methods are often used in environmental laboratories?How do you do measurements and analysis in practice?

Qualifications

Basic Engineering Chemistry OrganicChemistry

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Entry-level know-how and skills Student canuse professional vocabulary systematically.look for information in the key information sources of the fieldidentify interrelated tasksuse the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.