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Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry 100 Hours Certificate Course
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BRC306
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Environmental Chemistry Online Course
This Environmental Chemistry online course will be of value to you, if you are concerned about the world around you and work or would like to work in global warming, climate change or other environmentally related areas.
This could be as an enthusiastic amateur involved in the environmental movement, or as a professional environmentalist concerned with the ecological balance of the world. It should also be of benefit to private firms, individuals plus public servants, involved in town planning and even bureaucrats and politicians needing an in-depth appreciation of environmental science, when considering new policies. Scientists proficient in other areas of environmental studies, wanting to expand their knowledge into understanding the chemistry behind the impact of human activities on the world, or the environmental illness caused by potentially harmful factors, will also find this program of benefit to them.
Human activity and the pollution it is responsible for, needs to be tackled and so this online Environmental Chemistry course, delivered via distance learning will help you to understand:
- which chemicals are contaminating our environment
- how our environment is being contaminated by chemicals
- how these chemicals can change the world around us
- the facts on how chemicals impact and change the ecosystem
- how this impact affects every living thing
Environmental chemistry has an impact globally in a number of beneficial and detrimental ways, on both a microscopic and macroscopic scale. On the microscopic level, Mankind uses chemicals to tackle diseases in crops caused by fungal microorganisms such as mildews, rots and wilts. However some of the fungicides used are also bad for the environment at the macroscopic level. Chemicals have also made our drinking water safer to drink due to the use of chlorine, which kills a great deal of water-borne pathogens that cause often fatal diseases like cholera, typhoid and salmonella. Detrimentally the use of chlorine when mixed with organic matter in the water, leads to toxic by-products associated with cancer.
Globally, changes in the chemical makeup of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, are widely believed (if not actually proved) to be contributing to global warming. This has long term ramifications for people already living in drought areas or in places prone to flooding, plus the whole world, which will experience some degree of climate change as a consequence.
There is a real need for more work to be done in protecting our environment and so are you:
- an Environmental Manager or Assessor?
- a Resource Manager?
- a Manufacturer or Supplier of chemical products?
- a Student of Science and Chemistry?
- a Chemist who has not specifically studied environmental chemistry?
- an Analytical laboratory member of staff?
- a Factory Manager, Automotive Manager, Mechanic or someone working with machinery?
- a Town Planner, Architect, Engineer, Builder, or Landscaper?
- a Politician or bureaucrat involved in the implementation of environmental policy?
If so…..
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Lessons
Lesson Structure: Environmental Chemistry
There are 8 lessons in this course:
1Â Introduction to Environmental Chemistry and Chemistry Concepts
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Environmental chemistry through time
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Global warming, greenhouse gases and carbon sequestering
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Basic chemistry concepts
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Charges on Atoms and Bonds
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Compounds
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Organic and Inorganic Compounds and Biochemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Used in Environmental Chemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Organic, inorganic and biological contaminants in the environment
2Â Ecological Concepts in the Environment
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pollutants in the environment
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Degradation of pollutants
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pricing measures implemented by government policy makers
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Types of pollutants
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Contaminants in the world’s natural environments (biomes)
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Water pollution and treatment
3Â Air and Environmental Chemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Composition of the Atmosphere
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vertical structure of the atmosphere
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Purpose of the atmosphere
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Air pollution and its source
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Effects of air pollution
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Climate change
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Reducing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions
4Â Water and Environmental Chemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hydrological Cycles
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Marine (Ocean) Environments
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Coastal Environments
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Continental and Inland Water Environments
-        Water chemistry – important reactions
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Water categories and classifications
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Water and impurities and pollutants
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Water quality standards
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Water pollution management
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Methods of water treatment
5Â Soil and Environmental Chemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The nature of soil
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Soil properties
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Important soil chemical reactions
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Soil chemistry and its importance in management
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Soil pollution
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Methods of soil remediation
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bioremediation
6Â Environmental Chemistry and Health
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health as policy
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Specific health risks
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Environmental health levels
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Indoor and Outdoor air pollution
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Water pollutants and health
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chemicals in households
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Biological controls, pitfalls and positives
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Creating green areas and raising public awareness
7Â Testing for Environmental Chemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Introduction to sampling and testing
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sampling design
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sampling equipment
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gas/air, soil and water sampling
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Agricultural produce/plant tissue sampling
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Using the correct sample container
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chain of custody
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chemical analysis in the field
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Simple colorimetric tests and simple meters
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chemical analysis in the laboratory
8Â Applications for Environmental Chemistry
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Environmental assessment and management
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Principles of sustainable environmental management
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Green chemistry in environmental management
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Green chemistry is the future of environmental protection
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Environmental building practices
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Treating contamination or pollution sustain-ably
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Urban planning concerns and considerations
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sustainable transport
- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Barriers to sustainability and green design
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school’s tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
