Environmental Geochemistry
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BIOS2044 | Biosciences | 2 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- BIOS2044
- School
- Biosciences
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module will develop understanding of the important chemical and physical processes that operate in the terrestrial environment, principally within soils and fresh water systems. It includes the study of the hydrological cycle, surface and sub-surface water chemistry including rainfall, rivers and lakes, processes that govern the movement of solutes and colloidal materials, adsorption, redox, solubility, diffusion and kinetics.
Target Students
BSc/ MSci Environmental Science and Biology students, Natural science, Geography.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 9 weeks
- Two 1-hour lectures each week for 9 weeks
Assessment
- 70% ExamSys 1 (2-hour): ExamSys (In-Person) exam
- 30% ExamSys 2 (1-hour): In-Class ExamSys Exam
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The aim of the module is to develop understanding of physico-chemical processes operating in the terrestrial environment with a focus on processes occurring in soil and fresh-water systems.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will have:
- A knowledge and understanding of physico-chemical processes that operate in the terrestrial environment.
- A more detailed knowledge of specific processes including adsorption, redox, solubility, diffusion and kinetics in soil and fresh water systems.
- Quantitative skills enabling them to manipulate and interpret physical and chemicals data relating to soil and water systems.
Conveners
- Prof Elizabeth Helen Bailey