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22MHZS - Environmental Chemistry

Course specification
Course titleEnvironmental Chemistry
Acronym22MHŽS
Study programme
Module
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB5.0Status
      ConditionОблик условљености
      The goalThe main purpose of the course is to provide students with the knowledge of chemical principles and processes involved in the environment. The course initially provides a foundation knowledge of chemical processes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. The course focuses on principles of the Green Chemistry as prerequisites for a sustainable developmen.
      The outcomeUpon successful completion of the course, students should understand: the nature and properties of the major components of the natural environment; principles of the interaction of substances with environment and inside the environment. Students should demonstrate an understanding of the role of the important physical, chemical and biochemical processes in the environment and offer an acceptable solution for an actual environmental problem.
      Contents
      Contents of lecturesIntroduction to Environmental Chemistry; Origin and evolution of the Earth; Formation of the crust, atmosphere, hydrosphere; Origin of life; Chemistry of the atmosphere and its pollution; Chemistry of the continental solids and contamination; Water chemistry (continental waters, oceans, seawater); Chemical cycling of major ions; Global change (Carbon cycle; Sulphur cycle; Persistent organic pollutants); Principles of Green Chemistry and sustainable developement.
      Contents of exercises1. Determination of the ion-exchange capacity of a soil sample; 2. Removal of selected heavy metal ions from a synthetic waste water using a natural based adsorbents; 3. Preparation of a power point presentation of an actual environmental problem (accident presentation, consequences and the solving method).
      Literature
      1. Ј.Е. Andrews, P. Brimblecombe, T.D. Jickells, P.S. Liss and B.J. Reid, An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry, 2nd ed., Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2004.
      2. N. Rajic, Instructions for laboratory experiments, internal material
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      LecturesExercisesOTCStudy and ResearchOther classes
      31
      Methods of teachingLectures, laboratory works, seminar, tests
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligationsPointsFinal examPoints
      Activites during lectures10Test paper30
      Practical lessons30Oral examination
      Projects
      Colloquia
      Seminars30