ES30110

Module Identifier	ES30110
Module Title	CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF POLLUTION
Academic Year	2000/2001
Co-ordinator	Dr Philip Cadman
Semester	Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Other staff	Dr John Scullion
Pre-Requisite	Normally A-level chemistry or CH101 and CH102
Course delivery	Lecture	22 Hours 22 x 1 hour
	Practical	One day industrial visit if possible
	Seminars / Tutorials	A number of seminars will be given by outside speakers from industry
Assessment	Exam		70%
	Course work		30%
	Supplementary examination	Same format

Aims and objectives
To gain a knowledge and understanding of different types of environmental pollution and methods of control.

Brief description
The module considers aspects of environmental pollution from a chemical standpoint. Lecture topics include:

the effects of energy production and use;
nuclear power and nuclear waste reprocessing and disposal;
heavy metals in the environment;
atmospheric pollution (acid rain, photochemical smog, the depletion of the ozone layer);
fuels for transport, alternative energy sources - wind, solar, wave, tide, geothermal and biomass;
organic chemicals in the environment which consists of three parts - dioxine, endochrine disruptors and pesticide.

Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
Alloway, B J and Ayres, D C. (1993) Chemical principles of environmental pollution. Blackie
O'Neill, P. (1993) Environmental chemistry. 2nd. Chapman and Hall
Baird, C. (1995) Environmental chemistry. Chapman and Hall