22IZS211 - Environment and Pollution

Course specification
Course title		Environment and Pollution
Acronym		22IŽS211
Study programme		Environmental Engineering
Module
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Tatjana Đurkić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		6.0	Status
Condition		Prerequisite for enrolling in the course is the successful completion of General Chemistry 1 and 2.	Облик условљености
The goal		The overall goals of the course are the provision of the basic knowledge of physico-chemical processes in water, air and soil, the effects of human activity on the environment, the most important environmental pollutants, their physico-chemical properties, interaction with the environment and the consequences of pollution.
The outcome		The students should gain basic knowledge about environment and pollution, required for mastering specialized courses included in the study program Environmental Engineering. The students should develop an interest in the problems of environmental pollution and raise ecological awareness. Through written and oral seminar presentations they should expand the communication skills.
Contents
Contents of lectures		1. Atmosphere: Solar radiation and vertical division of the atmosphere. Stratosphere, ozone chemistry, depletion of the ozone layer. Troposphere, the chemical composition of air, the sources of air pollution, the most important air pollutants and the consequences of pollution. Air protection legislation. Indoor air quality. Climate and climate change. 2. Hydrosphere: Water distribution in the environment and the chemical composition of natural water. The physico-chemical processes in water. The sources of water pollution, the most important water pollutants and the consequences of pollution.Water protection legislation. 3. Pedosphere: The formation and composition of the soil. Soil texture, structure and profile. Physico-chemical processes in the soil. Soil degradation, sources of pollution, the most important pollutants and their harmful effects.
Contents of exercises		Laboratory exercises: Analysis of rainwater samples: pH and sulfate content. Analysis of natural water samples: temperature, pH, conductivity, alkalinity, hardness, total, fixed, and volatile solids and oxygen content. Analysis of soil samples: texture and adsorbed cations. Written and oral seminars related to the sources and consequences of environmental pollution.
Literature
Lecture notes and laboratory manual G.W. VanLoon, S.J. Duffy, "Environmental Chemistry – A Global Perspective", Oxford University Press, New York, 2005. S.E Manahan, “Environmental Chemistry” 10th edition, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, 2017. G.W. VanLoon, S.J. Duffy, "Environmental Chemistry – A Global Perspective", Oxford University Press, New York, 2005. (Original title) S.E Manahan, “Environmental Chemistry” 10th edition, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, 2017. (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
2		3
Methods of teaching		lectures, laboratory exercises and seminars
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures			Test paper	55
Practical lessons		5	Oral examination
Projects
Colloquia		20
Seminars		20