Faculty of Science

Objectives

The course aims at examining the nature of contaminants in the environment as a function of natural or anthropogenic geological processes. It also trains students in laboratory procedures.

Contents

The principles and concepts of secondary dispersion processes applied to Environmental Geochemistry. Metals in rocks, soils, water and biota. Metal speciation. Mining, acid mine drainage (AMD) and the Environment. Environmental remediation. Metal bioavailability and health. Colorimetric, turbidity, AAS, ICP-MS, ICP-OES and XRF laboratory techniques in Environmental Geochemistry. Case studies.