14IZS211 - Environment and Pollution
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Course title | Environment and Pollution | |||
Acronym | 14IŽS211 | |||
Study programme | Environmental Engineering | |||
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Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
ESPB | 4.0 | Status | ||
Condition | Prerequisite for enrolling the course is successful completion of General Chemistry 1 and 2. | Облик условљености | ||
The goal | The overall goals of the course are provision of the basic knowledge of physico-chemical processes in water, air and soil, the effects of human activity on the environment, the most important pollutants, their physico-chemical properties, interaction with the environment and the effects of pollution. | |||
The outcome | The students should gain basic knowledge about environment and pollution, required for mastering specialized courses included in the study program Environmental Engineering; students should develop interest in the problems of environmental pollution and raise ecological awareness; through written and oral seminar presentations they should expand the communication skills. | |||
Contents | ||||
Contents of lectures | 1. Atmosphere: Solar radiation and vertical division of the atmosphere; stratosphere, ozone chemistry, depletion of the ozone layer; troposphere, the chemical composition of air; the sources of air pollution, the most important air pollutants and the main global problems; origin and control of pollutant emission. ; 2. Hydrosphere: water distribution in the environment; the chemical composition of natural water; the physico-chemical processes in water; the sources of water pollution; the most important water pollutants, their physico-chemical reactions; the consequences of pollution and the control of pollutant emission. ; 3. Pedosphere: the formation and composition of the soil; soil texture, structure and profile; physico-chemical processes in soil; soil degradation; sources of pollution, the most important pollutants and their harmful effects. ; | |||
Contents of exercises | 1. Analysis of rainwater samples: pH and sulfate content ; 2. Analysis of smoke gas: CO2, O2 and CO content ; 3. and 4. Analysis of natural water samples: general physico-chemical parameters ; 5. Analysis of natural water samples: oxygen content ; 6. and 7. Analysis of soil samples: texture and adsorbed cations ; | |||
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Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
2 | 2 | |||
Methods of teaching | lectures and laboratory exercises | |||
Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
Activites during lectures | Test paper | 55 | ||
Practical lessons | 5 | Oral examination | ||
Projects | ||||
Colloquia | 20 | |||
Seminars | 20 |