KE507: Environmental chemistry A
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish
EKA: N530007102
Assessment: Second examiner: External
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N530007101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 19-03-2020
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Comment
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The aim of the course is to give a broad introduction to environmental chemistry and current environmental issues as well as the chemical methods and models used to assess these.
The course builds on the competences acquired in the courses of fundamental chemistry, e.g. FF503.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- Give the competence to participate in cross-disciplinary collaborations within environmental chemistry.
- Give skills how to achieve environmental chemical data and how these data are analysed. How to disseminate environmental issues to colleagues and to the public. How to stay critical to the many contradictory theories within environmental problems by using chemical measurements and methods.
- Give knowledge and understanding of environmental issues. To understand how chemistry interacts with medical science, economics and politics.
Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- Describe environmental chemistry issues and their origin
- Explain the models and mechanisms for the conversion pollutants in the atmosphere, water and soil.
- Explain the processes affecting the Earth’s climate and their origin.
- Describe and evaluate solutions to problems of environmental chemical nature
- Search for and critically evaluate environmental chemical information
- Apply chemical knowledge to discuss current environmental problems
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
- Atmospheric chemistry and pollution of the atmosphere including destruction of the ozone layer and acid rain.
- Climatic changes e.g. green-house gasses and global warming
- Aquatic chemistry including drinking water, water pollution and remediation as well as the carbonate system, pE and redox reaction.
- Toxic heavy metals and their impact on the environment and health.
- Examples of organic pollutants
Literature
Colin Baird and Michael Cann: Environmental Chemistry, (5th ed.), Freeman, New York, 2008.
See Blackboard for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
See Blackboard for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
January
Tests
Take-home exam
EKA
N530007102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Allowed.
ECTS value
5
Additional information
The students receive an examination question at the exam date (10 questions are announced in advance). The students have a deadline at 7 days to hand in a written assignment at a least 10 standard pages. The assignment must be handed in as a PDF via Blackboard.
Reexamination in the same exam period or immediately thereafter.
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
Activities during the study phase:
- Establish study groups
- Training in making short verbal dissemination of large and complex environmental chemical problems