Environmental chemistry

ENV-200

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Course summary

Environmental chemistry / Chimie environnementale

Instructors: Meret Aeppli (MA) and Tamar Kohn (TK)

Lectures 1-3: Monday, 13.15-16.00h, ELA1
Lectures 4 and 5: Tuesday, 10.15-12.00h, MEB331


Additional reading:

  • Brezonik and Arnold: Water Chemistry, An introduction to the chemistry of natural and engineered aquatic systems. 
  • Sigg, Behra, Stumm : Chimie des milieux aquatiques
  • Schwarzenbach, Gschwend, Imboden : Environmental Organic Chemistry.



Introduction and Revision of basic concepts, Acid-base (TK)



Acid-base (TK)



Metal speciation (MA)



Metal speciation (MA)



Redox (MA)


Redox and kinetics (MA)


No class (fall break)

Midterm exam I, Chemistry of natural waters


Geochemical Modeling (LS)


Carbonate system (TK)


Carbonate system, Chemistry of natural waters II, Partitioning (TK)


Midterm exam II, Partitioning (TK)


Partitioning (TK)


Chemistry of natural waters III (TK)


General revision (TK, LS)