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Environmental Chemistry - ZPEM2109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description This course provides students with an appreciation and understanding of the background and concepts of environmental chemistry. The topics discussed are based on aquatic and atmospheric chemistry and are selected from the following areas: water and air quality; water purification; acid-base reactions in water; hydrolysis of organic compounds and hydrated metal ions; stratification of the atmosphere, and sources and abatement of toxic pollutants including particulate matter. The course includes a discussion of selected environmental issues such as global warming, acid rain, photochemical smog or ozone depletion and their environmental consequences.
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