Contents:
The lectures and tutorials will cover the major chemical processes in Soil, Water, and Atmosphere in six themes. These themes are:
chemical composition and speciation of natural aqueous solutions (week 1);
mineral-water interactions: Dissolution & precipitation (week 2);
sediment-water interactions (week 3);
solid-solution interfaces: Particles, surfaces & adsorption (week 4);
troposphere chemistry (week 5);
cloud formation & chemistry (week 6).
The themes are quantitatively approached and exercised in the tutorials.
Learning outcomes:
After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:
recognize the role of chemistry in processes acting in soil, water, and atmosphere;
describe, explain, and quantify by calculations the following major chemical processes in practical applications (under simplified conditions): aqueous equilibrium speciation, mineral solubility equilibria, adsorption (regulating the behavior of minor components), redox processes in water-sediment systems, equilibrium and dynamic processes regulating the composition of the atmosphere.
