E0610 Trends and advances in atmospheric and total environmental chemistry

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. Gerhard Lammel, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Gerhard Lammel, PhD.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Fri 14:00–15:50 D29/252-RCX1
Prerequisites
Students should have basic knowledge in environmental chemistry.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should have a basic understanding of environmental and atmospheric chemistry
Learning outcomes
students will (a) understand and appreciate the natural atmospheric chemistry driven by sunlight, (b) comprehend the chemodynamics of pollutants cycling in the Earth system, (c) comprehend and evaluate impacts of anthropogenic (industrial, agricultural, ...) emissions on ecosystems and human health
Syllabus
  • Atmospheric chemistry: - ozone chemistry: ozone formation dynamics, potential of hydrocarbons and trends, removal processes - oxides of N and S: acidity formation processes and trends (e.g. depositional), removal processes - aerosol composition, its transformations and trends (e.g. organic fraction and its implications, phase partitioning of semivolatiles), aerosol microphysical processes and their relevance for atmospheric sciences, aerosol effects: climate, health, process representations in modelling and application results (e.g. aerosol-climate effects, critical loads concept), removal processes Total environmental chemistry: - atmospheric and oceanic long-range transport, process representations in modelling and application results - final sink processes (chemical degradation, burial in the deep sea) - intercompartmental exchange processes: atmospheric deposition, volatilization from surfaces, multihopping and 'global distillation' hypothesis, process representations in modelling and application results
Literature
  • Schwarzenbach, René P. / Gschwend, Philip M. / Imboden, Dieter M.: Environmental Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed., Wiley, Hoboken, USA, 2003, 1200 pp.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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