| CODE | CHE1015 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental Chemistry for Scientists | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Chemistry | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit provides the students with a general picture of the environment from a chemical perspective. It treats, the chemistry of the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the lithosphere and also the influence of human activity on the environment. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to provide students with a general picture of the environment from a chemical perspective and to provide discussion for students on how human activity influences the environment. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the concept of cycling of chemical elements through environmental reservoirs such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere and the lithosphere; - account for the effect of biotic, particularly human, influences on the environmental chemistry of chemical species; - differentiate between earth materials including minerals and rocks and describe the relationship between these materials in terms of chemical processes; - explain the geochemical cycles of the elements oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, sulfur, silicon, magnesium and calcium in terms of the major species and their interconversions; - describe the concept of environmental pollutant; - describe water treatment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - apply basic knowledge in diverse branches of chemistry including inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry to address problems of chemicals in the environment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Chemistry of the Environment by E.N. Ramsden, Nelson Thornes, 1996. Further reading: - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry, Peter O'Neill, 3rd ed. 1999. - Environmental Chemistry, Stanely E. Manahan, 7th Ed, 2000. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: Intermediate Chemistry | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Noel Aquilina |
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