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KJ3072

Advanced Aquatic Chemistry

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2020
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Home examination , Oral examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course treats chemical reactions in natural waters at an advanced level. It provides a comprehensive treatment of homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical equilibria in natural aquatic systems (acid/base reactions, precipitation/dissolution reactions, complex formation, redox reactions and solid-solution interface reactions). This provides a solid foundation for understanding and evaluating how human activities can influence natural water systems.
The course is primarily aimed at students in environmental chemistry and geochemistry working on problems related to water, soil and sediments, but also other students, e.g. in limnology, should find the course useful.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
The student should have an in-depth knowledge about the different types of reactions that are important in natural water systems (freshwater and seawater) and in water treatment:
- acid/base reactions, especially the carbonate system.
- precipitation/dissolution reactions.
- complex formation.
- redox reactions.
- solid-solution interface reactions.

Skills:
The student should be able to:
- explain the processes that govern the chemical composition of natural waters: freshwater and seawater.
- interpret the main types of diagrams that are used in this scientific field to describe the equilibrium composition of water, especially in natural waters but also in water treatment processes.
- understand and evaluate how human activities can influence natural water systems.

Learning methods and activities

Three hours of lectures per day for three weeks (intensive teaching, probably weeks no. 35, 38 and 43). The language is normally Norwegian, but the course may also be given in English. There are no exercises or laboratory course.

Course materials

W. Stumm & J.J. Morgan: Aquatic Chemistry, 3. edition. New York: John Wiley, 1996.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
KJ3070 7.5 sp
KJ8072 7.5 sp
KJ8070 7.5 sp
MNKKJ370 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Chemistry

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Chemistry

Examination

Examination

Grade: Letters

Examination arrangement: Home examination

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2020

Hjemmeeksamen (1)
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2020-12-08
Submission 2020-12-08
Time Release 09:00
Submission 12:00
Duration 3 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
  • Other comments
  • 1) Merk at eksamensform er endret til hjemmeeksamen som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen.

Examination arrangement: Oral examination

Ordinary examination - Spring 2021

Muntlig
Weighting 100/100 Duration 45 minutes