UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Bachelor of Science in Combined Studies

Environmental Chemistry


COURSES STUDIED:

Agriculture and the Environment: Ammonia, Methane, Nitrates, Phosphates;

Air: Acid Rain, Atmospheric Structure, Ozone, The Greenhouse Effect;

Environmental Monitoring: Objectives, Reducing Emissions;

Health: Consumer Products, Metabolism, Pharmaceuticals;

Legislation: Disposal on Land, Industrial Air Pollution, Integrated Pollution Control, UK Pollution Law, Water Pollution;

Materials: Plastics, Metals, Silicon;

Radioactivity in the Environment: Effects on Biological Systems, Natural and Artificial Radiation, Radiation Accidents, Cancer Risk, Treatment and Disposal of Waste, Radon;

Toxins in the Environment: Aluminum, Dioxin, Sources Fates and Uses of Red List Chemicals;

Transport: Atmospheric Processes, Combustion Processes, Emissions;

Waste Management: Anaerobic Digestion, Incineration, Landfill Sites, Land Reclamation, Product Design and Packaging, Recycling, Waste;

Water: Corrosion, Properties, Water Quality.