Modern- and Environmental Chemistry
Course code
MLK6018.LT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Tänapäeva- ja keskkonnakeemia
Course title in English
Modern- and Environmental Chemistry
ECTS credits
8.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To introduce the major tendencies in contemporary chemistry. To develop ability for calculations of lab research strategy.
Comprehension of environmental processes from the chemical standpoint. Forming of sustainable view of life.
Comprehension of environmental processes from the chemical standpoint. Forming of sustainable view of life.
Brief description of the course
Specification and function of contemporary chemistry. Major trends of contemporary chemistry. Fundamental and applied chemistry. The role of structure theories. A survey and analysis of preferred trends in chemistry. The role of chemistry in material culture of last decades. The main classes of novel artificial compounds. Comparison of modern analysis methods Information system of chemistry. The humanitarian and cultural aspects of chemistry.
Global and local problems of environmental chemistry. Main characteristics of biosphere. Protection of nature and the environment. Anthrosphere. Cycles of matter. Atmospheric chemistry. Air and air pollutants. Background radioactivity. Nitrogen and nitrogen oxides. Acid rain. Exhaust. Carbon oxides. Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect. Aerosols. Ozone layer destruction. Aquatic chemistry. Water pollution. Main types of water pollutants, Water treatment and purification. Sewages. Chemistry of pedosphere. Soil chemistry. Pollution of soil. Biofunctions of chemical elements. Toxicants (toxic metals, organochlorine compounds, dioxins). Hazardous and E-series additives in nutrients.
Global and local problems of environmental chemistry. Main characteristics of biosphere. Protection of nature and the environment. Anthrosphere. Cycles of matter. Atmospheric chemistry. Air and air pollutants. Background radioactivity. Nitrogen and nitrogen oxides. Acid rain. Exhaust. Carbon oxides. Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect. Aerosols. Ozone layer destruction. Aquatic chemistry. Water pollution. Main types of water pollutants, Water treatment and purification. Sewages. Chemistry of pedosphere. Soil chemistry. Pollution of soil. Biofunctions of chemical elements. Toxicants (toxic metals, organochlorine compounds, dioxins). Hazardous and E-series additives in nutrients.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the general trends of contemporary chemistry;
- can realize basic chemical theories in their evolution;
- is able to use the chemical information system;
- has premises to plan the lab work strategy in natural science area;
- knows environmental problems in chemical context at local and global levels;
- is able to apply the knowledge obtained for analysis of processes taking place in various spheres of Earth;
- can differentiate types of contamination and respective environmental risks on the basis of their dangerousness.
- knows the general trends of contemporary chemistry;
- can realize basic chemical theories in their evolution;
- is able to use the chemical information system;
- has premises to plan the lab work strategy in natural science area;
- knows environmental problems in chemical context at local and global levels;
- is able to apply the knowledge obtained for analysis of processes taking place in various spheres of Earth;
- can differentiate types of contamination and respective environmental risks on the basis of their dangerousness.
Teacher
Kalle Truus PhD
Prerequisite course 1
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