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.