CHEM 427

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Course No.

Course Title

No. of Units

Pre-requisites

Th.

Pr.

Credit

 

Chem 427

Environmental

Inorganic chemistry

2

-

2

Chem 322

 

Course objective

This course is aimed to give the students an awareness of the sources of inorganic pollutants in air, water and soil; the secondary reactions of these pollutants and methods of   clean up.

 

Course Description

Natural cycles, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, sulphur cycles and their reactions in the atmosphere. Influence of human activity on the environment,  Inner and outer air pollutants, acid rain, particulates, ozone layer, renewable energy. Water pollution; such as organic toxic compound, effect of pesticides.   Effect of poisoning heavy metals. Soil pollution; such as organic and inorganic materials, radiation activities, radon. The  typical ways to protect environment, keep it healthy and unpolluted.

 

Main text books:

§  Environmental Chemistry, P. O’Neil, 1993, Chapman & Hall.

 

Subsidiary books:

§  Environmental Chemistry, E. Manahan, 1994, Lewis publishers.


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