Environmental Chemistry

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  Lecturer: Prof. Dato' Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang Semester: Semester II 2010/11

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  Synopsis
  

  A course in chemistry for environmental engineering. Environmental chemistry is a range of concepts from chemistry and various environmental sciences. Environmental chemistry is an interdisciplinary science that includes atmospheric, aquatic and soil chemistry. Environmental chemistry focuses on the study of chemicals in concentrations that are present naturally.

  
  

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  This work, ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY by Prof. Dato' Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

  
  
• Topic 1
  

  Topic 1

  Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
  

  Pollution perspective,
  Major pollutants
  Effects of pollutants on ecosystems,
  Fate and behavior of chemicals in environment

  • Introduction and Major Pollutants File
• Topic 2
  

  Topic 2

  Environmental Toxicology

  • Toxicology File
• Topic 3
  

  Topic 3

  Environmental Chemicals

  • Chemicals in Nature File
• Topic 4
  

  Topic 4

  Environmental Risk Assessment

  • Risk Assessment File
• Topic 5
  

  Topic 5

  Organics Chemistry for Environmental Engineering

  • Organics File
• Topic 6
  

  Topic 6

  Dissolved Oxygen and Its Importance in Environment

  • DO File
• Topic 7
  

  Topic 7

  What is BOD and Its Roles in Environment

  • Biochemical Oxygen Demand File
• Topic 8
  

  Topic 8

  COD and Its Effects on Environment

  • Chemical Oxygen Demand File
• Topic 9
  

  Topic 9

  Total Suspended Solids

  • Solids File
• Topic 10
  

  Topic 10

  pH and Water Chemistry

  • pH and Measurement File