Tuesday 30 May 2017

Environmental Chemistry

UNIT 18: Environmental Chemistry

Environmental pollution - Atmospheric, water and soil.

 Atmospheric pollution - Tropospheric and stratospheric

 Tropospheric pollutants - Gaseous pollutants: Oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur, hydrocarbons; their sources, harmful effects and prevention; Green house effect and Global warming; Acid rain; Particulate pollutants: Smoke, dust, smog, fumes, mist; their sources, harmful effects and prevention.

 Stratospheric pollution - Formation and breakdown of ozone, depletion of ozone layer - its mechanism and effects.

 Water Pollution - Major pollutants such as, pathogens, organic wastes and chemical pollutants; their harmful effects and prevention.

 Soil pollution - Major pollutants such as: Pesticides (insecticides,. herbicides and fungicides), their harmful effects and prevention.
Strategies to control environmental pollution.
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