Environmental Chemistry 2 (U00969)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : CHE-2-EChem

Inorganic, organic and physical chemistry relevant to the environment and directed towards an understanding of the chemistry of the biosphere as well as to perturbations introduced by man. The degree examination consists of one written paper. Course work contributes to the overall assessment.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Chemistry 1A (CHE-1-A) and Chemistry 1B (CHE-1-B); or Introduction to the Chemistry of Biology 1 (CHE-1-ICB) or Biological Chemistry (Foundations) 1 (CHE-1-BCF), and Biological Chemistry 1 (CHE-1-BCH); or equivalent.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemistry, (School of Chemistry, Schedule L)

Other subject areas

Environmental Courses, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	14:00	15:50	Lecture Theatre 250, Joseph Black Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	17:00	KB
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	KB
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	KB

? Additional Class Information : 30 hours lecture, 6 h example classes, 12 hours laboratories

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. describe the basic principles of environmental toxicology, discuss illustrative examples, and perform simple calculations of relevance to the assessment of human exposure to potentially harmful chemical entities in the environment
2. describe the major chemical composition and processes occurring in the atmosphere, and explain the chemistry underpinning some of the perturbation humankind is causing to the natural atmosphere
3. explain the environmental impact of the current use of fossil fuels, and describe how these may be minimized, including a critical assessment of the role of renewable energy technology
4. discuss the chemical principles underpinning various waste treatment options
5. illustrate the principles of green chemistry through its application to various examples of synthetic chemistry
6. perform accurate laboratory work in a range of basic analytical chemistry applications

Assessment Information

one essay, one six-week laboratory, one 3 h degree exam, with each component contributing to the final mark in the ratio 0.15:0.25:0.60, respectively.