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KD2420 Environmental Aspects of Atmospheric, Aquatic and Terrestrial Chemistry 7.5 credits

Miljökemi: atmosfär, vatten och mark

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

  • Subject area

    Chemical Science and Engineering

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 13 for programme students

Learning outcomes

After the course the students should be able to:

Explain the transport and accumulation of chemicals and elements by quantifying reactions, speciation and mobiliy in the geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere in the biogeochemical cycle.

Differentiate the dominating chemical mechanisms and processes in the atmosphere.

Explain the chemistry of acidification and eutrophication in natural waters.

Summarize the behavior of organic contaminants in our environment.

Identify our metal sources in the urban environment and describe the chemical reactions of the metals from release to accumulation in the environment.

Discuss technique development in terms of environmental sustainability.

Construct conceptual models of transport and accumulation of chemicals and elements in the biogeochemical cycle.

Course main content

The biogeochemical cycle; circulation of elements through the biotic and abiotic parts of the ecosystem.

Description of the geosphere; soil types, soil profiles, mineraology, weathering , sorption.

The hydrological cycle; advection, diffusion, dispersion, anaerob/aerob conditions, redox, speciation, gases in water, organic material in water, metals in water/complexation, colloids.

Atmospheric chemistry; chemistry in the stratosphere and the troposphere.

The future environment: ecological sustainability, urban environment, the engineers role

Chemical aspects on environmental protection with limit values.

Acidification and eutrophication.

Organical contaminants.

Metals in the urban environment.

Eligibility

Admission requirements for programme students at KTH:
At least 150 credits from grades 1, 2 and 3 of which at least 110 credits from years 1 and 2, and bachelor's work must be completed, within a programme that includes:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding.

Admission requirements for independent students:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding. Documented proficiency in English corresponding to English B.

Literature

Gary W. van Loon and Stephen J.Duffy;
Environmental Chemistry – a global perspective,
Oxford university press.

Examination

  • INL1 - Theme 1, 1.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • INL2 - Theme 2, 1.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • PRO1 - Project, 1.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Examination (TEN1; 3 credits)
Project (PRO1;  1.5 credits)
Theme 1 (INL1; 1.5 credits)
Theme 2 (INL2;  1.5 credits)

Offered by

CHE/Chemistry

Examiner

Susanna Wold <wold@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 11.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 11.