The course will provide: (1) general and specific knowledge about
several key organic pollutants and (2) general and specific
knowledge of transport, distribution and transformation processes
that control the exposure, fate and toxicity of these and other
organic contaminants.
Læringsmål:
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
Has general and specific knowledge about several key groups of
organic pollutants with special emphasis on persistence,
bioaccumulation and toxicity (PBT).
Will have a general knowledge of the physico-chemical
properties of several key groups of organic pollutants.
Can identify the governing processes for organic pollutants and
evaluate how they affect their fate, exposure and effects in the
environment
Can relate these processes to the molecular structure and the
physico-chemical properties of the pollutants.
Can relate these processes to the characteristics of the
environmental compartment.
Can identify and evaluate the factors that affect the
bioavailability and exposure of chemical compounds in various
matrices.
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Kursusindhold:
The first part of the course covers selected key processes that
control the fate, exposure and effects of organic pollutants in the
environment. These processes fall within the general categories of
transport (diffusion, advection), distribution (partitioning,
adsorption, entrapment) and transformations (e.g. biodegradation,
photodegradation and hydrolysis). These processes will be
introduced and described within an environmental organic chemistry
context.
The second part of the course covers a selection of key contaminant
groups: (1) Legacy persistent organic pollutants (PCBs, DDTs,
dioxins), (2) Brominated Flameretardants and Plasticizers, (3)
Fluorinated organic pollutants, (4) Polyaromatic hydrocarbons
including alkylated and hydroxylated PAHs, (5) Down the drain
chemicals, (6) Pesticides and Biocides, (7) Pharmaceuticals, (8)
Engineered Nanoparticles. For each group, there will be emphasis on
sources and inputs to the environment, physico-chemical properties,
distribution in environmental matrices, transport of compounds
within and between matrices, abiotic and biotic transformations as
well as environmental and human toxicity. In the lectures and
exercises there will be special focus at identifying key processes
and at discussing how these processes affect the fate, exposure and
effects of the specific chemicals. Several of the lectures will be
given by experts with active research on the specific contaminant
group.
The course complements the course 12237 “Chemicals in the
environment”, and is intended to provide a deeper and broader
understanding of key processes and key pollutants within the area
of environmental organic chemistry.
Litteraturhenvisninger:
As teaching materials is used a "Set of notes" composed
by teachers own notes supplemented with relevant literature.
Bemærkninger:
AMS-Course
Mulighed for GRØN DYST deltagelse:
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