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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
CEN454 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 7 3 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Relevant chapter of the reference book Environmental Chemistry and the Five Spheres of the Environment:(Earth and the Earth System, Natural Capital of the Earth System, What Is Environmental Chemistry?, Environmental Chemistry of Water and the Hydrosphere, Environmental Chemistry of Air and the Atmosphere, Environmental Chemistry of the Geosphere, Environmental Chemistry of the Anthrosphere, Environmental Chemistry of the Biosphere Lecture, question and answer, discussion
2 Relevant chapter of the reference book The Hydrosphere and Water Chemistry (Water: An Essential Part of Earth’s Natural Capital, Sources and Uses of Water, Chemistry of Water, Gases in Water, Alkalinity, Calcium and Other Metals in Water, Complexation and Chelation, Bonding and Structure of Metal Complexes, Calculations of Species Concentrations, Polyphosphates and Phosphonates in Water, Complexation by Humic Substances) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
3 Relevant chapter of the reference book Oxidation/Reduction in Aquatic Chemistry (The Signi cance of Oxidation/Reduction in Aquatic Chemistry, The Electron and Redox Reactions, Electron Activity and pE, The Nernst Equation, The Nernst Equation and Chemical Equilibrium, pE–pH Diagrams, Corrosion) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
4 Relevant chapter of the reference book Phase Interactions in Aquatic Chemistry, Chemical Interactions Involving Solids, Gases, and Water, Importance and Formation of Sediments, Solubilities, Colloidal Particles in Water, Solute Exchange with Bottom Sediments, Phase Interactions in Chemical Fate and Transport) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
5 Relevant chapter of the reference book Aquatic Microbial Biochemistry (Aquatic Biochemical Processes, Algae, Fungi, Protozoa, Bacteria, The Prokaryotic Bacterial Cell, Kinetics of Bacterial Growth, Bacterial Metabolism, Microbial Transformations of Carbon, Biodegradation of Organic Matter, Microbial Transformations of Nitrogen, Microbial Transformations of Phosphorus and Sulfur, Microbial Transformations of Halogens and Organohalides, Microbial Transformations of Metals and Metalloids) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
6 Relevant chapter of the reference book Water Pollutants and Water Pollution (Nature and Types of Water Pollutants, Elemental Pollutants, Heavy Metals, Metalloids, Organically Bound Metals and Metalloids, Inorganic Species, Algal Nutrients and Eutrophication, Acidity, Alkalinity, and Salinity, Oxygen, Oxidants, and Reductants, Organic Pollutants, Pesticides in Water, Emerging Water Pollutants, Pharmaceuticals, and Household Wastes, Radionuclides in the Aquatic Environment) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
7 Relevant chapter of the reference book The Atmosphere and Atmospheric Chemistry, Physical Characteristics of the Atmosphere, Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere, Inversions and Air Pollution, Chemical and Photochemical Reactions in the Atmosphere, Acid–Base Reactions in the Atmosphere, Reactions of Atmospheric Oxygen, Reactions of Atmospheric Nitrogen) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Relevant chapter of the reference book Particles in the Atmosphere (Particles in the Atmosphere, Physical Behavior of Particles in the Atmosphere, Chemical Processes for Particle Formation, The Composition of Inorganic Particles, Toxic Metals in the Atmosphere, Organic Particles in the Atmosphere, Water as Particulate Matter) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
10 Relevant chapter of the reference book Gaseous Inorganic Air Pollutants, Inorganic Pollutant Gases, Production and Control of Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Dioxide Sources and the Sulfur Cycle, Nitrogen Oxides in the Atmosphere, Acid Rain, Ammonia in the Atmosphere, Fluorine, Chlorine, and Their Gaseous Compounds) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
11 Relevant chapter of the reference book Organic Air Pollutants (Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere, Biogenic Organic Compounds, Pollutant Hydrocarbons, Carbonyl Compounds, Miscellaneous Oxygen-Containing Compounds, Organonitrogen Compounds, Hazardous Air Pollutant Organic Compounds) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
12 Relevant chapter of the reference book The Geosphere and Geochemistry (The Geosphere, Physical Form of the Geosphere, The Nature of Solids in the Geosphere, Geochemistry and Weathering of Rock in the Geosphere, Clays: Especially Important Weathering Products and Secondary Minerals, Air Pollution and the Geosphere) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
13 Relevant chapter of the reference book Soil: Earth’s Lifeline (What Is Soil?, Structure of Soil, Acid–Base and Ion-Exchange Reactions in Soil, Macronutrients in Soil, Micronutrients in Soil, Pesticides and Their Residues in Soil, Soil Loss and Degradation) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
14 Relevant chapter of the reference book Sustainable Energy: The Key to Everything (Nature of Energy, Sustainable Energy, Sources of Energy Used in the Anthrosphere, Energy Devices and Conversions, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Sources, Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Natural Gas Liquids, Nuclear Energy, Geothermal Energy, The Sun: An Ideal, Renewable Energy Source, Biomass Energy, Hydrogen as a Means to Store and Utilize Energy) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
15 Relevant chapter of the reference book The Nature, Sources, and Environmental Chemistry of Hazardous Wastes (Classi cation of Hazardous Substances and Wastes, Sources of Wastes, Flammable and Combustible Substances, Corrosive Substances, Hazardous Substances in Terrorism) Lecture, question and answer, discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -