ENST 403: Intro to Environmental Chemistry
Call number 36019, Section 001
Tues, Thurs 11:00 am -12:15 pm
Room 201 Dey Hall
Instructor: Richard Kamens kamens@unc.edu , 966-5452
Link: http://www.unc.edu/courses/2009spring/enst/403/001/
Textbook: Environmental Chemistry by Colin Baird and Michael Cann, ISBN > 0-7167-4877-0, publishers W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 652 pages, 2005.
Last Update: April 23, 3:33pm: review slides posted
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01/13 |
Intro |
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01/15 |
Energy |
Notes Baird new book pages: 261-306; old book: 253 – 298 |
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01/20 |
Some chemistry Basics |
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01/22 |
The Atmospheric Compartment |
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01/27 |
Global Warming |
Notes Baird new book: 205-260; old book 167 – 263 hw answer more HW help |
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01/29 |
More global warming |
Professor Jason West: ESE-UNC |
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02/03 |
Kinetics |
Notes New book 231-233 |
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02/05 |
Stratospheric O3 depletion |
Notes Baird new book: 27-87; old book: 3- 65 |
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02/10 |
Finish Stratospheric O3; Begin Aerosols |
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02/12 |
Finish Aerosols; Begin O3 –Smog Chemistry |
Notes Baird book: 97-117, 175-201; old book: 139 – 165 |
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02/17 |
More smog chemistry |
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02/19 |
A simple photochemical model-basic concepts |
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02/24 |
A more complex O3 model |
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02/26 |
Analysis of Environmental pollutants: Chromatography |
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03/03 |
GC data analysis in class/ Review for exam |
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03/05 |
Exam |
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03/17 |
Go over exam; review chromatography |
General Chromatography Theory Packed col. GC data FID response vs. ppmC from Erba Shimadzu Cryo data GC Varian Cryo GC unknown data |
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03/19 |
Review simple thermodynamics |
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03/24 |
Vapor pressure |
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03/26 |
Henry’s Law and wash out |
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03/31 |
Octanol-H2O and bio accumulation |
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04/02 |
examples of Henry’s law, finish Octanol water with extraction and bio accumulation examples |
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04/07 |
Chemistry of Natural Waters |
Notes Professor Philip Singer ESE, UNC, , Beard new book 557-599, old book |
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04/09 |
Purification of water |
Professor Philip Singer ESE, UNC Baird New book: 601 – 654, Old book : 463-515 |
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04/14 |
Pesticides |
notes Baird new book: 413-467: old book: 307-357 |
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04/16 |
pesticides continued |
some calculations |
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04/21 |
Heavy metals Wastes, soils |
Baird New Book: 469-504, 508-515; P 713 767; Old book: 359-421Notes Baird old book: 516-561 |
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04/23 |
Review |
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