Week

Topics and Readings

1.

Introduction to environmental chemistry, basic terminology

2.

Environmental Segments (Lithosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere) Brief description of all segments

3.

Environmental Cycles ( Water, Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen Cycle), Structure of Atmosphere (Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Thermosphere)

4.

Acid Rain its causes and aftereffects, Ozone Demolition, Ozone Hole

5.

Green House Effect, Global Warming and its effects

6.

The Nature and Composition of Natural Water

7.

Important Properties of Water (Unsymmetrical molecule, polar nature, hydrogen bonding)

8.

Industrial pollutants in aqueous media

9

Water Pollution, Classification of water pollution

10

Types of Water Pollution, Waste Water Treatment

11

Chemistry of Soil, Soil Composition, Soil Pollution

12.

Oxides of Carbon, Sulphur and Nitrogen in atmosphere

13.

Sources of these Oxides and their after effects

14.

Atmospheric Monitoring

15.

Photochemical Smog

16.

Instrumental methods of environmental chemistry, Types of chemical analysis based on method (Wet chemical methods, instrumental methods)

17.

Spectroscopic Methods for environmental monitoring

18

Chromatographic Methods for environmental monitoring