2024
Environmental Chemistry
Name: Environmental Chemistry
Code: QUI10364M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Chemistry
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: B-learning
Presentation
Knowledge of fundamental principles of environmental Chemistry. Characterization and treatment of water and wastewater. Soil chemistry/remediation.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The main objectives of this course are:
- provide students with fundamental knowledge in chemistry applied to the environment, including the chemical principles involved in various environmental systems, as well as the disturbances caused by various human activities on the environment;
- study the processes involved in water treatment and wastewater, as well as the main sources of natural and anthropogenic pollution;
- acquire skills to enable an integrated approach to waste and environmental problems;
- acquire knowledge in the area of soil chemistry to assess the nature and dynamics of pollutants and the remediation of contaminated environments;
- introduce the main analytical techniques for the identification and quantification of pollutants in water.
- provide students with fundamental knowledge in chemistry applied to the environment, including the chemical principles involved in various environmental systems, as well as the disturbances caused by various human activities on the environment;
- study the processes involved in water treatment and wastewater, as well as the main sources of natural and anthropogenic pollution;
- acquire skills to enable an integrated approach to waste and environmental problems;
- acquire knowledge in the area of soil chemistry to assess the nature and dynamics of pollutants and the remediation of contaminated environments;
- introduce the main analytical techniques for the identification and quantification of pollutants in water.
Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 General concepts
1.2 Pollution and environmental problems. Pollution natural versus anthropogenic pollution
2. Water and wastewater
2.1 Water pollution. Surface and ground waters. Water quality and analysis methods
2.2 Main legislation
2.3 Characterization of water and wastewater: physical, chemical and biological parameters
2.3.1 Physical
2.3.2 Chemical
2.3.3 biological
3. Water and wastewater treatment
3.1 Treatment of water for human consumption
3.2 Process water treatment plants (WWTP)
4. Recovery and solid waste treatment
4.1 The solid waste management. National legislation
4.2 Recycling
4.3 Composting
4.4 Anaerobic digestion
4.5 Energy recovery (Incineration)
4.6 Confinamento (Aterros sanitários)
5. Soil Chemistry
6. Remediation of contaminated soils and food security
7. Phytoremediation of soils and waters
8. Most common pollutants in the environment: mobility and fate
1.1 General concepts
1.2 Pollution and environmental problems. Pollution natural versus anthropogenic pollution
2. Water and wastewater
2.1 Water pollution. Surface and ground waters. Water quality and analysis methods
2.2 Main legislation
2.3 Characterization of water and wastewater: physical, chemical and biological parameters
2.3.1 Physical
2.3.2 Chemical
2.3.3 biological
3. Water and wastewater treatment
3.1 Treatment of water for human consumption
3.2 Process water treatment plants (WWTP)
4. Recovery and solid waste treatment
4.1 The solid waste management. National legislation
4.2 Recycling
4.3 Composting
4.4 Anaerobic digestion
4.5 Energy recovery (Incineration)
4.6 Confinamento (Aterros sanitários)
5. Soil Chemistry
6. Remediation of contaminated soils and food security
7. Phytoremediation of soils and waters
8. Most common pollutants in the environment: mobility and fate
Teaching Methods
The course is organized into theoretical and laboratory classes, in accordance with the academic regulations of the University of Évora.
In the practical and laboratory classes, students must actively participate in the preparation and execution of the work, in the discussion of the results, and in the preparation of the corresponding report.
In the practical and laboratory classes, students must actively participate in the preparation and execution of the work, in the discussion of the results, and in the preparation of the corresponding report.
Assessment
The assessment will be based on the verification of knowledge acquisition and understanding, as well as on the development of skills. This assessment will take place through a final written exam (with the possibility of replacement by two mid-term tests). It will also be complemented by continuous evaluation of the students? commitment and performance throughout the semester, through the preparation and presentation of reports on the work carried out. The weighting of the assessment assigns 70% to the exam/mid-term component and 30% to the laboratory component.
Teaching Staff
- Ana Paula Honrado Pinto [responsible]
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