FWR1103 Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry as a branch of chemistry which deals with the study of sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species-also known as pollutants in the water, air, terrestrial, and living environments and the effects of human activities thereon. The course aims to address key areas including aquatic chemistry, geo and soil chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, the anthrospheric and green chemistry. This course will develop student’s skills in aspects of environmental chemistry that will enable them to keep abreast with recent advances in environmental science coupled with technological development and remediation strategies adopted to safeguard against transformation of chemical pollutants.

Course learning objective(s)
At the end of the course, the learners will be:

• Equipped with an understanding of the origin, reaction and transport of chemical species in the different spheres
• Familiarized with the effects and fate on chemicals on the environment as well as human activities
• Acquainted with design criteria for remediation strategies undertaken to control pollutants of environmental concern 

Course learning outcome(s) 
At the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Account for the origin of the different chemical species in the different spheres, 
• Present the reactions chemicals undergo and their mode of transport from one sphere to the other, 
• Appreciate the importance of environmental chemical processes especially in aquatic ecosystems,
• Explain the effects and fate of chemical species on the receiving environment and
• Recommend remediation strategies for accumulation of harmful chemical species from the environment.