KE507: Environmental chemistry A (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10000801

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: ugn@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
KE501 – Fundamental chemistry must be passed.

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to give a broad introduction to environmental chemistry.

Qualifications
• to get to know the most important environmental problems, their initiation, recognisation, development, and methods of solution
• to be able to relate environmental chemical data to others
• to be able to handle and evaluate large amounts of environmental chemical data

Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
1. Atmospheric chemistry

1. Stratospheric chemistry
2. Air pollution
3. Acid rain
4. Particles and indoor pollution
5. Tropospheric chemistry

2. Climatic changes

1. Greenhouse effect
2. Global warming

3. Energy production

1. The global energy situation
2. Nuclear power and solar power
3. Fossil fuel and additives

4. Aquatic chemistry – the environmental chemistry of natural water

1. Redox-reactions
2. pE
3. The carbonate system
4. Purification of water

5. Toxic heavy metals, Hg, Pb and As


Literature

• Colin Baird and Michael Cann: Environmental Chemistry, (3rd ed.), Freeman, New York, 2005.

Syllabus
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Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Oral exam, 7-scale, external examiner.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

28 forelæsninger, 14 eksaminatorier og 1 teoretisk øvelse (4 timer).
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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