Pollution Analysis

The course is designed to give students an overview of the most important principles of the chemical processes involved in environmental pollution. Pollution of the aquatic, soil and atmospheric environments will be considered. Specific pollutants such as pesticides, PAHs, PCBs, dioxins, surfactants and heavy metals will considered with particular emphasis on their sources, chemical properties, mode of action and fate in the environment. Assessment involves write up of lab and field work, production of a field log book and an end of semester exam