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Spring 2008, T Th 2:00-3:15 pm
Prof. Prashant V. Kamat Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry (Please remember to include Chem20204 in the subject)
Tel. 574-631-5411 Office Hours: Tues 4 -5:00 pm or by appointment
235 Radiation Research Building Spring 2009 Check Registrar's Office Website for Final Exam Schedule http://registrar.nd.edu/exams.shtml
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ChemistryFourth Edition Colin Baird and Michael Cann ISBN: 1429201460 W. H. Freeman & Co (Publishers) (Third Edition ISBN 0-7167-4877-0 is also adequate for this class) Solution Manual For Environmental Chemistry Collin Baird Additional Resources “Chemistry of the Environment” 2nd Edition Thomas G. Spiro and William M. Stigliani, Prentice Hall, 2003. ISBN0-13-754896-6 Weblinks (Fourth Edition & Third Edition)
Tests will be in the form of Multiple choice questions and Problems. The final exam will be comprehensive Please practice the homework problems independently. Submit your homework assignments by the deadline - See TA if you have questions. Many of the test questions will be based on homework problems. Lecture notes, handouts and supplementary materials
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The following schedule is tentative and is likely to change according to actual progress and needs
| Week/Handouts | Lecture Date | Topic and Lecture Notes | Chapters |
| 1/Lecture 1 | 13 Jan. | Introduction: Chemistry and the Environment | Introduction |
| 1/Lecture 2 | 15 Jan. | Stratosphere
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Chapter 1 |
| 2/Lecture 3 | 20 Jan | Stratosphere -Ozone chemistry | Chapter 2 |
| 2/Lecture 4 | 22 Jan | Ozone Hole |
Chapter 2 |
| 3/Lecture 5 | 27 Jan | Air Pollution -Smog |
Chapter 3 |
| 3/Lecture 6 | 29 Jan | Air Pollution -acid rain | Chapter 4 |
| 4 Lecture 7 | 3 Feb. | Air Pollution-Particles |
Chapter 3 |
| 4 Lecture 8 | 5 Feb. | Tropospheric Chem |
Chapters 5 |
| 5/ | 10 Feb. | Test 1 | Chapters 1-4 |
| 5/ Lecture 9 | 12 Feb. | Global Warming | Chapter 6 |
| 6/ Lecture 10A | 17 Feb. | Global Warming | Chapter 6 |
| 6/ Lecture 10 B | 19 Feb. | Global Warming | Chapter 6 |
| 7/ Lecture 11 | 24 Feb | Climate Change/Energy flow | Chapter 7 |
| 7/ Lecture 12 | 26 Feb | Energy-Fossil Fuels | Chapter 7 |
| 8/ Lecture 13 |
3 Mar. | Alternate Fuels | Chapter 8 + Spiro and Stigliani book |
| Lecture 14 | .5 Mar | Hydrogen/Nuclear Energy |
Chapter 9 + Spiro and Stigliani book |
| 8 | March 7-15 | Spring Break |
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| 9 Lecture 15 | 17 Mar. | Fuel Cells | Guest Speaker: Prof. Paul McGinn |
| 9 | 19 Mar. | TEST 2 |
Chapter 5, 6, 7, + Spiro and Stigliani book |
| 10.Lecure 16A | 24 Mar. |
Energy -Discussions | |
| Lecture 16B | 26 Mar. | Renewable Energy, | Chapter 8, + Spiro and Stigliani book |
| 10 Lecture 17 | 31 Mar | Water -Natural Chemistry | Chapter 13 |
| 11Lecture 18 | 2 Apr | Water -Natural Chemistry | Chapter 13 |
| 7 Apr. | TEST 3 | Chapters 8, 9, and 13 | |
| 12 Lecture 19 | 9 Apr. | Pesticides- -I | Chapter 10 |
| 12 Lecture 20 | 14 Apr. | Pesticides- II | Chapter 11 |
| 13 Lecture 21 | 16 April | Toxic organic
compounds |
Chapter 12 |
| 13 Lecture 22 | 21 April | Toxic Heavy Metals and Waste | Chapter 15 |
| 14 Lecture 23 | 23 April | Nuclear Waste and other Hazardous wastes |
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| 14 Lecture 24 | 23 April | Pollution and Water Purification | Chapter 14 |
| 15 Lecture 25 | 28 April | Decontamination of water,Emerging Environmental Issues Review |
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| May 4-8 | FINAL EXAM WEEK | ||