The course main topics:
(I) Energy production
(II) Chemical reactions in the atmosphere
(III) Aquatic chemistry and water pollution
(IV) Chemical conditions in the biosphere
(V) Impact of toxic compounds in the environment - both natural and man-made (industry, agriculture, transport, energy production, etc.).

Specific topics: The use of fossil fuels, gas fired and nuclear power plants, oil chemicals, greenhouse emission gasses, ozone chemistry, acid rain, eutrophication, pesticides in agriculture, hormonal disruption effects in the environment and general industrial pollution (PCBs, PAHs, CFCs, dioxin).

Knowledge

• Have knowledge of key themes, theories and problems and describe important chemical reactions in the atmosphere and in water, including important chemical reactions in connection with smog formation, ozone chemistry and acid rain chemistry.

Skills

• locate, assess and refer to information and technical material and present it so that it highlights a problem in the subject
• outline the molecular basis of the greenhouse effect.
• know aquatic chemistry and water pollution.
• know problems in connection with the use of fossil fuels.
• know alternative energy sources.
• know important pesticides.
• identify environmental contaminants such as PCBs, PAHs, CFCs, PCDD and PCDF.
• give an overview of compounds with hormonal disruption effects.

General competence

• Can convey key subject matters as theories, issues and solutions both orally and in writing.

Teaching is given as both lectures and seminars.

Lectures and seminars: 4 hours per week