FB3006 Chemistry and the Environment

Prerequisites

General admission requirements.

Course Objectives

To acquire a basic understanding of chemistry and the environment, and an appreciation of the causes and effects of those processes which result in environmental problems. The student will learn strategies to avoid or reduce environmental problems.

Learning Methods

Lectures and practical assignments.

Course Description

The structure of atoms and the periodic table, chemical binding, chemical equations and calculations, chemical names, solutions, chemical equilibrium; weight, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, electro-chemistry, organic chemistry, oil and plastics.

General ecology, air-pollution/purification of emissions to the atmosphere, water pollution/purification and discharges to water, refuse and its treatment, energy and the environment, working environments.

Assessment Methods

Continuous evaluation; 3 smaller examinations counting for 10% each, and a final examination counting for 70% of the final grade.

All of the examinations are written. The 3 exams counting for 10% each are taken as the course progresses and are distributed throughout the semester. The final examination is in December.

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