Standard syllabus
Environmental chemistry · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Environmental chemistry syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Atmospheric chemistry
- Composition and structure of the atmosphere — Composition and structure of the atmosphere
- Photochemistry: ozone formation and destruction — Photochemistry: ozone formation and destruction
- Stratospheric ozone depletion: CFCs and catalytic cycles — Stratospheric ozone depletion: CFCs and catalytic cycles
- Tropospheric ozone and smog formation — Tropospheric ozone and smog formation
- Acid rain: SO₂ and NOₓ chemistry — Acid rain: SO₂ and NOₓ chemistry
Aquatic chemistry
- Water quality parameters: DO, BOD, COD, turbidity — Water quality parameters: DO, BOD, COD, turbidity
- Acid-base chemistry of natural waters — Acid-base chemistry of natural waters
- Carbonate system and alkalinity — Carbonate system and alkalinity
- Metal speciation and complexation in water — Metal speciation and complexation in water
- Redox chemistry: Eh-pH diagrams — Redox chemistry: Eh-pH diagrams
Soil and geochemistry
- Soil composition: minerals, organic matter, pore water — Soil composition: minerals, organic matter, pore water
- Cation exchange capacity and soil buffering — Cation exchange capacity and soil buffering
- Sorption: partition coefficients and isotherms — Sorption: partition coefficients and isotherms
- Biodegradation and microbial transformations — Biodegradation and microbial transformations
- Heavy metal contamination and mobility — Heavy metal contamination and mobility
Toxic organic chemicals and risk
- Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) — Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
- PCBs, dioxins, and PAHs: sources and fate — PCBs, dioxins, and PAHs: sources and fate
- Pesticide chemistry and environmental behavior — Pesticide chemistry and environmental behavior
- Bioaccumulation and biomagnification — Bioaccumulation and biomagnification
- Toxic equivalency factors and risk assessment — Toxic equivalency factors and risk assessment
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- Atmospheric chemistry
Composition and structure of the atmosphere
Coming soon - Aquatic chemistry
Water quality parameters: DO, BOD, COD, turbidity
Coming soon - Soil and geochemistry
Soil composition: minerals, organic matter, pore water
Coming soon - Toxic organic chemicals and risk
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Coming soon
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