English to Spanish Science Environment & Ecology Environmental Chemistry

Field of study ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Titel Imbalance of the environment
Objectives Ability to reason out and calculate an imbalance in the aquatic environment based on chemical grounds (limited)
Literature Environmental Chemistry, sixth edition, Stanley E. Manahan, Lewis Publishers
Subjects Introduction of redox reactions- redox equilibria in natural waters: definitions, Nernst equations, pE in water (including limits of pE in water), construction and interpretation of pE vs log c diagrams, redox reactions in the aquatic environment, fieldmeasurements of pE.Complexation equilibria- complexing agents, man made and natural occuring, effect of acidification on complexes, effects of complexing agents on mobility of heavy metalsBiodegradation of organic pollutants in water- Relation structure and degradation yime under aerobic conditions, degree of organic pollution expressed as COD and BOD, calculations of BOD in relation of temperature and time, BOD measurements, relation BOD/CODOxygen depletion and reaeration of natural waters- oxygen sag curve calculations