FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT CARD

Name in Polish : Chemia środowiska
Name in English : Environmental chemistry
Main field of study (if applicable): Environmental Engineering
Specialization (if applicable) : Environmental Quality Management
Level : II
Form: full-time
Kind of subject : obligatory
Subject code : ISS105051
   

 

Lecture

Classes

Laboratory

Project

Seminar

Number of hours of organized classes in University (ZZU)

 30 15

Number of hours of total student workload (CNPS)

 90 60

Form of crediting

 Crediting with grade Crediting with grade
Group of courses

Number of ECTS points

 3 2

including number of ECTS points for practical(P) classes

 2

including number of ECTS points for direct teacher–student contact (BK) classes

 1 NAN 0.5 NAN NAN
 
PREREQUISITES RELATING TO KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OTHER COMPETENCES
1Knowledge in the field of inorganic and organic chemistry
 
SUBJECT OBJECTIVES
C1Becoming familiar with the physical and chemical properties of water; chemical composi-tion of natural waters and their contamination; water classification and water quality standards
C2Becoming familiar with the physical and chemical processes which influence the content of the trace compounds in the air. Learning methods of mathematical description of the temporal and special variability of substances concentration in the air
C3Gaining knowledge in the types of waste, the methods for determination of physico-chemical properties of the waste and the theoretical ways for their treatment
 

SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS

relating to knowledge:
PEK W01Student has the knowledge in the field of the physical and chemical analysis required in assessment of drinking water quality
PEK W02Student understands the usefulness of physicochemical analysis in assessment of water quality
PEK W03Student is familiar with basic notions: atmosphere, troposphere, trace compound, air contaminant, mass balance of the substance in the air
PEK W04Student is able to describe and explain the processes which take place in the troposphere in gaseous phase
PEK W05Student is able to describe and explain the processes which take place in the troposphere in liquid phase
PEK W06Student knows the methods of determining sieve, morphological and chemical composition of waste
PEK W07Student is able to specify the parameters that determine the calorific and fertilizing properties of waste
PEK W08Student knows the theoretical basis of waste treatment, can compare individual technologies
relating to skills:
PEK U01Student has the ability to analyse physical and chemical properties of water samples
PEK U02Student has the ability of water quality assessment and its suitability for consumption
PEK U03Student has the ability to plan the experiment, its implementation and the correct interpretation of the results
PEK U04Student is able to apply the mathematical description of the mass-balance of species in the troposphere
PEK U05Student is able to analyse quantitatively selected processes taking place in gas phase and liquid phase in the troposphere.
PEK U06Student is able to predict and utilise the footprint of point emission source
relating to social competences:
PEK K01Student is aware of the effects of pollution of natural waters
PEK K02Student understands the role of trace compounds in the troposphere
PEK K03Student is aware of risks to the environment arising from incorrect waste management
 

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Form of classes - lecture
Number of hours
Wy1Physical and chemical properties of water. Minerals and natural or-ganic compounds in water3
Wy2Classification and water quality standards2
Wy3Physical and chemical parameters of water analysis2
Wy4Tests for determination of organic compounds in water2
Wy5Crediting (part I)1
Wy6Atmosphere, air and trace compounds. Mass balance of species in air and its mathematical description3
Wy7Chemistry of gas phase in the troposphere.2
Wy8Chemistry of liquid phase in the troposphere.2
Wy9Species removal from the troposphere: wet and dry deposition.2
Wy10Crediting (part II)1
Wy11Quantitative characteristics of waste. General chemistry: differences between chemical compounds and mixtures, methods of separating components from mixtures as a basis for sieve and morphological analyses3
Wy12Determination and evaluation of fertilizing and calorific properties of waste2
Wy13Organic chemistry: elements, general properties, characteristics of common compounds pointing out the connection with waste (e.g. chlorinated hydrocarbons as solvents, alkenes as raw materials for the production of polyolefins)2
Wy14Organic chemistry: carbohydrates, fats, proteins. Decomposition under aerobic and anaerobic conditions (chemical reactions, biocatalysis, quality of end-products)2
Wy15Crediting (part III)1
Suma godzin 30
 

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Form of classes - laboratory
Number of hours
La1Introduction; overview of the scope of the course. Analyses: alkalinity, hardness, calcium and magnesium2
La2Analyses: chlorides, ammonium nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen, sulphates and total dissolved solids2
La3Analyses: ferric, chemical oxygen demand (COD-Mn), manganese. Electrolyte balance. Assessment of water quality3
La4Temporal variability of species concentration in air as a function of the delivery and removal processes2
La5Quantitative analysis of photochemical cycle NO2, NO, O32
La6Modelling of gas phase -liquid phase equilibrium for SO2 in the tropo-sphere2
La7Emission sources identification using a receptor model2
Suma godzin 15
 
TEACHING TOOLS USED
N1 Informative lecture
N2 Problematic lecture
N3 Calculation of the measurement results
N4 Preparing a research report
N5 Computer lab
 

EVALUATION OF SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS ACHIEVEMENT

  Evaluation (F - forming during semester), P - concluding (at semester end) Educational effect number Way of evaluating educational effect achievement
1 F1PEK_W01 , PEK_W02, PEK_K01 test
2 F2PEK_W03 , PEK_W04, PEK_W05, PEK_K02test
3 F3PEK_W06 , PEK_W07, PEK_W08, PEK_K03test
4 F4PEK_U04 , PEK_U05, PEK_U06 computational exercises
5 F5, F6PEK_U01 , PEK_U02, PEK_U03test
6 F7PEK_U01 , PEK_U02, PEK_U03report
  P1 = 1/3F1 + 1/3F2 +1/3F3 P6 = 0.5(0.4F5+0.4F6+0.2F7) + 0.5P4
 

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LITERATURE

Primary literature:
Primary literature:E. Gomół‚ka, A. Szaynok, Chemia wody i powietrza, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocł‚awskiej, 1997.
Primary literature:J. Dojlido, Chemia wód powierzchniowych, Wydawnictwo Ekonomia i Śšrodowisko, 1995.
Primary literature:B. i E. Gomół‚kowie, Ɔwiczenia laboratoryjne z chemii wody, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocł‚awskiej, 1998
Primary literature:J.H. Seinfeld, S.N. Pandis: Atmospheric chemistry and Physics: Prom Air Pollution to Climate Change, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, USA 2006.
Primary literature:D.J. Jacob, Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry, Princeton University Press, USA 1999.
Primary literature:K. Schmidt-Szał‚owski i inni, Podstawy technologii chemicznej, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej, Warszawa 2004.
Primary literature:Bilitewski B., Hardtle G., Marek K., Podręcznik gospodarki odpadami. Wyd. Seidel-Przywecki Sp. z o.o., Warszawa, 2006.
Secondary literature:
Secondary literature:A. Śliwa, Obliczenia chemiczne - zbiór zadań z chemii ogólnej i analitycznej, PWN, 1973
Secondary literature:G.W. Vanloon, S.J. Duffy, Chemia środowiska, PWN, 2008
Secondary literature:Wandrasz J., Wandrasz A., Paliwa formowane. Wyd. Seidel-Przywecki Sp. z o.o., Warszawa, 2006
Secondary literature:Materiały Konferencyjne „Paliwa z odpadów” 2001-2011
Secondary literature:R.M. Harrison: Principles of Environmental Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry, UK 2007
 

Subject supervisor

Name and surname: Mał‚gorzata Szlachta (water chemistry), Monika Maciejewska (air chemistry), Marta Sebastian (waste chemistry)
E-mail: malgorzata.szlachta@pwr.edu.pl, monika.maciejewska@pwr.edu.pl, marta.sebastian@pwr.edu.pl
 

Matrix of correlation between educational effects

Nr Subject educational effect Correlation between subject educational effect and educational effects defined for main field of study and specialization (if applicable)** Subject objectives*** Programme content*** Teaching tool number***
1PEK_W01S2EQM_W01, S2EQM_W02C1Lec3-Lec4N1, N2
2PEK_W02S2EQM_W01, S2EQM_W02C1Lec1-Lec4N1, N2
3PEK_W03S2EQM_W01C2Lec6, Lec7N1
4PEK_W04S2EQM_W01C2Lec8N1
5PEK_W05S2EQM_W01C2Lec9N1
6PEK_W06S2EQM_W01C3Lec11, Lec12N1, N2
7PEK_W07S2EQM_W01C3Lec13N2
8PEK_W08S2EQM_W01C3Lec14N2
9PEK_U01S2EQM_U02C1Lab1-Lab3N3, N4
10PEK_U02S2EQM_U02C1Lab1-Lab3N3, N4
11PEK_U03S2EQM_U02C1Lab1-Lab3N3, N4
12PEK_U04S2EQM_U04C2Lab6N5
13PEK_U05S2EQM_U04C2Lab7, Lab8N5
14PEK_U06S2EQM_U04C2Lab9N5
15PEK_K01K2IS_K02C1Lec1-Lec5N1
16PEK_K02K2IS_K02C2Lec6-Lec10N1
17PEK_K03K2IS_K02C3Lec13,Lec14, Lec15N2