Standard syllabus
Environmental chemistry · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Topics
Atmospheric chemistry
- Composition and structure of the atmosphere
- Photochemistry: ozone formation and destruction
- Stratospheric ozone depletion: CFCs and catalytic cycles
- Tropospheric ozone and smog formation
- Acid rain: SO₂ and NOₓ chemistry
- Greenhouse effect and climate forcing agents
- Aerosols and particulate matter
- Atmospheric dispersion and box models
- Indoor air quality: VOCs, radon, combustion products
- Air pollution control technologies
Aquatic chemistry
- Water quality parameters: DO, BOD, COD, turbidity
- Acid-base chemistry of natural waters
- Carbonate system and alkalinity
- Metal speciation and complexation in water
- Redox chemistry: Eh-pH diagrams
- Nutrient cycling: nitrogen and phosphorus
- Eutrophication and algal blooms
- Dissolved organic matter and colloids
- Sediment–water interactions
- Wastewater treatment chemistry overview
Soil and geochemistry
- Soil composition: minerals, organic matter, pore water
- Cation exchange capacity and soil buffering
- Sorption: partition coefficients and isotherms
- Biodegradation and microbial transformations
- Heavy metal contamination and mobility
- Acid mine drainage chemistry
- Pesticide fate in soil
- Soil remediation: bioremediation, phytoremediation (intro)
- Geochemical cycles: carbon, nitrogen, sulfur
- Isotope tracers in environmental systems (intro)
Toxic organic chemicals and risk
- Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
- PCBs, dioxins, and PAHs: sources and fate
- Pesticide chemistry and environmental behavior
- Bioaccumulation and biomagnification
- Toxic equivalency factors and risk assessment
- Endocrine disruptors and emerging contaminants
- PFAS chemistry and environmental persistence
- Pharmacological and personal care products in water
- Environmental fate models: fugacity approach (intro)
- Regulatory frameworks: Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA
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