Overordnede kursusmål
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.
- Has up to date knowledge about recent trends on PMT substances,
PFAS and UVCBs.
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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, co-transport), 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, (3) Fluorinated organic
pollutants, (4) Polyaromatic hydrocarbons including alkylated and
hydroxylated PAHs, (5) Polymer additives, (6) Persistent, mobile
and toxic chemicals (PMT chemicals), (7) Pharmaceuticals and (8)
UVCBs. 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 substance properties
and processes and at discussing how these affect the fate, exposure
and effects of the specific chemicals. Some 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
Kurset har ændret navn fra Chemicals in the Environment 2 – Key
Contaminants and Processes. Kursusindhold er uændret.
Sidst opdateret
04. maj, 2023
