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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

312494 (v.1) Environmental Chemistry 352

Area: Department of Chemistry
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 10.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 4 x 4 Hours Quarterly
Workshop: 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
Fieldwork: 3 x 7 Hours Quarterly
Prerequisite(s):     312489 (v.1) Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy 201
    OR
    314001 (v.1) Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy 201 or any previous version
AND
    312490 (v.1) Analytical Chemistry 202
    OR
    314006 (v.1) Analytical Chemistry 202 or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: The unit is an advanced chemistry unit which builds upon and expands the knowledge gained in successful completion of pre-requisite units. Topics to be addressed in this unit include: Aquatic Chemistry: chemistry of natural water systems, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater; physical, chemical and aesthetic indicators of water quality and their analytical methods; water systems as resources and implications on water quality. Atmospheric Chemistry: stratospheric ozone chemistry and tropospheric chemical phenomena, including photochemical smog and acid rain; the mechanism of the Greenhouse Effect and global warming. Biogeochemistry: chemistry of sediments, soils, lakes etc., including molecular markers, stable isotopes, PAHs of organic matter; formation of petroleum and its molecular composition. Environmental toxins: chemistry of environmentally toxic compounds, including source, pervasiveness and persistence; detection; and remediation/regulatory practices.
Field of Education: 010500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

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