Content of lectures: 1. Basic concepts important for understanding environmental chemistry (types of chemical bonding, electronegativity, chemical reactions, equilibrium and kinetics of chemical reactions) 2.Transformations of chemicals in the environment 3. Natural water chemistry (types of water, properties, solutions) 4. Chemistry of soils 5. Chemical processes in the atmosphere 6. Effects of climate change on chemical processes in the environment 7. Soil and water remediation options, water desalination process 8. Pollutants in the environment 9. Environmental analytical chemistry (analysis, samples, specifics (range and stability of analytes, concentration range, matrix, homogeneity), sample processing and stabilization, keeping a laboratory diary, laboratory protocol) 10. Water samples (composition, primary and secondary contamination of water, stabilization of water samples) 11. Air samples (composition, contamination of air, processing) 12. Soil samples (composition and properties, contamination of soil, processing) 13. Biological material samples 14. Selected options for the analysis of inorganic substances in environmental media 15. Selected options for the analysis of organic substances in environmental media Content of tutorials/seminar: Seminars (4 × 2 hours seminar in the classroom, 5 × 4 hours in the laboratory) Classroom: Units, molecular weight, expression of composition (concentration), pH, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, calibration, detection limits, precision and accuracy, laboratory logbook and report preparation, working with previously measured environmental monitoring data Laboratory: Selected analytical methods used for the analysis of environmental samples - practical introduction 1. Sample collection and preparation for analysis - possibilities of extraction of analytes from the sample, issues of sample homogeneity, lyophilization 2. Use of spectrophotometry for analysis of environmental samples 3. Determination of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water, soil and air using liquid and gas chromatography - sample collection, sample processing, analysis, types of detection 4. Use of IoT to monitor substances in air, soil, water 5. Determination of metals in soil and water samples using AAS
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