Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Dept of Chemical and Metallurgical Eng

KMK039 Environmental Chemistry 6.0 ECTS credits

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General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: Q IV

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Douglas Baxter Univ lekt

PREREQUISITES
Basic qualifications

COURSE AIM

CONTENTS
The course is divided into four parts: i) Energy ii) Atmosphere iii) Hydrosphere iv) Biosphere The four parts are sub-divided into following sections: i1) Introduction i2) Fossil fuels i3) Nuclear energy i4) Renewable energy i5) Energy utilization i6) Problem set I ii1) Climate ii2) Oxygen chemistry ii3) Stratospheric ozone ii4) Air pollution ii5) Problem set II iii1) Water resources iii2) From clouds to runoff: water as solvent iii3) Lakes, rivers, wetlands and seas: water as ecological medium. iii4) Water pollutin and water treatment iii5) Problem set III iv1) Nitrogen and food production iv2) Insecticides and herbicides iv3) Toxic chemicals iv4) Problem set IV

TEACHING

EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Study problems                                              	0.6ECTS
Laboratory work                                             	0.9ECTS
Oral exam                                                   	4.5ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Thomas G. Spiro, William M. Stigliani: Chemistry of the Environment, Prentice-Hall Inc. 1996

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