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Environmental Chemistry |
| Catalog Number: |
412069Y |
Hours/Credits: |
40/2 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
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Inorganic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry |
| Course Description: |
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Environmental chemistry is an interdisciplinary science which studies the essence of environmental problem using the fundamental principles of chemistry and provides the scientific solution for these problems.
In this course, students will be sufficiently familiar with the sources and sinks of important chemical species. They will apply a basic knowledge of chemistry to analyze the morphological changes and transformation mechanism of chemical contaminants in the environmental processes, recognize the accumulation, fate and biological effects of chemical contaminants in the environment. It will improve the professional skills of graduate students and correlative researcher. |
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Chapters 1 Atmospheric environmental chemistry
Gain an understanding of the atmosphere composition, the conformation of atmospheric layers and the basic law governing atmospheric motion. Be familiar with the major pollutants in the atmosphere. To understand the mechanism of photochemical smog, acid rain and London-type smog. Be familiar with greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion and other global environmental problem, analyzing the major air pollution in urban area of China, such as vehicle exhaust and lead poisoning, etc.
Chapters 2 Water environmental chemistry
Be aware of the classification and their basic properties of natural waters, speciation and distribution of water pollutants. Be familiar with the basic transformation principles of pollutants in the water environment. Master the basic principles of inorganic pollutants’ migration and transformation process such as precipitation-dissolution, oxidation-reduction, complexation, adsorption-desorption, flocculation-settlement. Recognize the transformation process of organic pollutants in the water and can calculate the partition coefficient, evaporation rate, hydrolysis rate, photolysis rates and the biodegradation rate. Gain an understanding of the potential ecological and health effects induced by water quality conversion. Learn the basic principles and application scope of the various water quality models.
Chapters 3 Soil environmental chemistry
Gain an understanding of composition, surface properties, pH and redox properties of soil. To grasp the transformation process of heavy metals, nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizer in the soil and their influence on the environment. Recognize the influence factors on the migration, transformation and fate of typical pesticides in soil - plant system, understand their mechanisms and effects.
Chapters 4 Motion process and toxicity of pollutants in vivo
To understand the physical and chemical properties of pollutants and their transformation, bioaccumulation, amplification and fate process in vivo and their toxic effects on the living organism. Master the microbial degradation processes of pollutants. Be familiar with the combined effects of pollutant toxicity and other effects such as carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenic action, etc.
Chapters 5 Harmful and radioactive solid wastes
To know the source of harmful and radioactive solid wastes in the environment. Be familiar with the approaches by which these pollutants enter into the environment and harmful chemical ingredients of these solid wastes. Recognize the main types of radioactive solid waste and their radionuclides. |
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