Lectures: 1. Introduction to the environmental science, spheres on the Earth, life, ecosystem, relationship between organisms, living structures, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Basic chemical terms, patterns and nomenclature. 2. Human and the environment, human ecology, development of human culture, basic principles of genetics 3. Chemical composition of living and nonliving ecosystems, water cycle, cycles of elements, flow of energy, periodic table of elements. Chemical reaction - principles, main types of reactions, catalysis. Chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium. 4. Basic chemical reactions in the environment. Basics of chemical thermodynamics, thermochemistry, calculations. 5. Atmosphere: Physical and chemical properties of the atmosphere, transfer of energy, transfer of masses, meteorology and climatology, weather. Basics of chemical thermodynamics, thermochemistry, calculations. 6. Atmosphere: Reactions in the atmosphere, chemical background in troposphere, atmospheric pollution, smog, greenhouse effect, ozone layer. Gas phase, ideal gas and real gas, gas equation, properties of gases (inert gases, O2, Cl2, H2, CO2, NOx, water vapour). Liquid phase - solutions, solvatation, solvents. 7. Hydrosphere: natural water composition, surface and subsurface water, physical and chemical properties of water, drinking water, nutrients, pollution. Basics of electrochemistry, redox reactions, electrolysis, galvanic cell, Faraday´s law. Use of electrochemistry in technology (metalizing, batteries, hydrogen cell). 8. Hydrosphere: chemical reactions and chemical balance in water, distribution of elements, acid-base equilibria, complex-ion equilibria, hydration, precipitation, redox reactions. 9. Hydrosphere: microbiology, hydrobiology, surface water act, analytical methods of water quality monitoring, basics on analytical chemistry. Introduction to the organic chemistry - compounds (hydrocarbons, derivatives), nomenclature and reactions. Sorption, surface interactions, disperse system, colloids 10. Geosphere: geological bedrock, rocks and minerals, geochemical processes, geological history of the Earth. Polymer materials - production, properties, types, applications. Microplastics and nanoplastics 11. Pedosphere: Pedologysoil formation, soil chemistry, surface interactions, colloids, zone of saturation. Ceramic and glass materials - production, properties, types, applications 12. Toxicology: toxicity of substances. Perspective materials for engineering, possibilites of recyclation 13. Anthropogenic changes in the environment, economy of the environmental protection.
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