Environmental chemistry and analysis (5 op)

Tavoitteet

This course provides the basic tools needed to understand the environmental behavior chemicals. Environmental chemistry is the study of the sources, reactions, transport, effects and fates of chemicals in water, soil, air and living environments. As such, it provides the fundamental scientific basis required for dealing with almost any environmental area, including pollution control, regulation, risk assessment and hazardous waste management and minimization.

Sisältö

What are the environmental effects of a range of priority pollutants?
What are the chemical reactions and reaction kinetics, equilibrium reactions, solubility and thermodynamics affecting the environmental fate of chemicals?
How to develop strategies to assess and monitor the inorganic and organic contamination of different environmental spheres?
How to identify hazards, evaluate chemicals and assess risks?

Arviointi

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Opiskelumateriaali

Information about learning materials is given at the beginning of the course.

Opiskelumuodot ja -menetelmät

Scheduled track:
The course consists of lecturers, exercises and laboratory work.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

Lecturers and exercises (32 h), laboratory work (16 h). Student's independent work 87 h.

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Exam and laboratory reports

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Student can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field
c. identify interrelated tasks
d. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field