AE1105 Environmental Soil Chemistry 7.5 credits

* Dissolved substances in waters: sources, water chemical analysis, variability, charge balance

* Chemical equilibrium: acids and bases, solubility of minerals, complexation

* Soils in Sweden, and soil chemical properties

* Adsorption of substances to the particle surfaces

* Contaminants in soils and waters

* Models for simulation of the behavior of substances in soil and water 

After the course the student should be able to

* Understand chemical processes in soils and waters, and the factors affecting the runoff water quality

* Assess the mobility of various contaminants in soils and waters

* Plan sampling, interpret chemical analyses

Completed courses:

• AL1302 Geoscience and Geotechnical Engineering
• AL1301 Natural Resources Theory

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• PRO1 - Project, 2.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 3.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• ÖVN1 - Assignments, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Written examination (TEN1, 3.5 credits)
Assignments and laboratory report (OVN1; 2 credits)
Expression of the project (written report + oral presentation) (PRO1; 2 credits)

Maria Malmström

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.