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Semester 2

Environmental Chemistry 2 (CHEM08020)

Subject

Chemistry

College

SCE

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

2

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students are advised that the level of chemistry in this course is at the second year undergraduate academic level.

Course Summary

This is a second year level 8 course for science students who wish to expand their knowledge into the applied field of environmental chemistry. The course is designed to broaden students' awareness of the new emphasis chemistry must place on matters of environment: the formation of the Earth's elements and Earth's chemical composition; how our physical environment reacts to anthropogenic chemicals and consequences of industrial processes; how chemical toxicity is affecting the biosphere; what treatment and remediation processes are currently used to reverse anthropogenic changes to our environment.

Course Description

This course is designed to allow students to make connections between chemistry and the social and industrial worlds it is an integral part of. The lectures have the four main themes; elements, the chemical composition and processes occurring in our environment, pollution and remediation strategies and toxicology. The course also has a large laboratory component, which will expose students to many of the techniques used in industrial analytical laboratories.Students are advised that the level of chemistry in this course is at the second year undergraduate academic level.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 50%, Coursework 15%, Practical Exam 35%

Additional Assessment Information

The exam component consists of one 3-hour, written exam in the May diet. The essay component is 15% of the overall course mark.The practical component is 35% of the overall course mark. It consists of one 3-hour laboratory session per week for six weeks. Laboratory sessions run on Monday 2-5 pm OR Wednesday 2-5 pm.

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