Courses Handbook 2010

312494 (v.1) Environmental Chemistry 352


Area: Department of Applied Chemistry
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 13.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
Laboratory: 4 x 4 Hours Quarterly
Fieldwork: 3 x 7 Hours Quarterly
Prerequisite(s): 312485 (v.1) Chemical Energetics and Kinetics 211
AND
312489 (v.1) Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy 201
AND
312490 (v.1) Analytical Chemistry 202
AND
312492 (v.1) Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms 212
Syllabus: The unit is an advanced chemistry unit which builds upon and expands the knowledge gained in successful completion of Chemistry 201, Chemistry 211, Chemistry 202 and Chemistry 212. 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 (8 lectures) Atmospheric Chemistry: stratospheric ozone chemistry and tropospheric chemical phenomena, including photochemical smog and acid rain; the mechanism of the Greenhouse Effect and global warming (8 lectures) Biogeochemistry: chemistry of sediments and soils, including molecular markers of organic matter; acidification of soil systems; acid-mine drainage; formation of petroleum and its molecular composition (8 lectures)
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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