B2192 - CHEMISTRY OF MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Moduli: Alessandro Girolamo Rombolà (Modulo 1) Chiara Samorì (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Science and Technologies for Environmental Sustainability (cod. 6055)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will acquire the basic knowledge of the chemistry of the sea, the chemical composition of the oceans and the factors that govern it. The student will be able to describe the distribution of the elements/chemicals in the marine environment as a function of the chemical reactivity and interaction with the main physical and biological processes.

Course contents

Module 1 and 2.

  • Marine and coastal environment.
  • Major marine and coastal environmental issues.
  • Composition of marine waters: dissolved gases, dissolved organic matter, major, minor and trace constituents.
  • Pollution of marine and coastal environment.
  • Pollution deriving from organic matter: BOD, COD, organic load.
  • Heavy metal pollution in coastal waters.
  • Sources, environmental fate, and effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the marine environments.
  • Overview of analytical methodologies for seawater and sediment analysis.
  • Detection of plastic materials. Assessment of the threat posed by persistent polluting plastics. Effect of the presence of plastics in different environments.

Teaching methods

  • Front teaching in class and discussion of current scientific literature concerning the course topics.
  • Practical exercises.

Assessment methods

Written exam. The assessment of learning takes place through the final exam, which ascertains the acquisition of the expected knowledge and skills through a written exam on the entire program. The course is divided in modules, but the exam cannot be split at separated times of verification.

Teaching tools

Video projector, PC, internet, databases, multimedia tools, chemical laboratory equipment. 

Students who need compensatory tools for reasons related to disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD) can directly contact the Service for Students with Disabilities (disabilita@unibo.it) and the Service for Students with learning disabilities (dsa@unibo.it) to agree on the adoption of the most appropriate measures. 

 

Office hours

See the website of Alessandro Girolamo Rombolà

See the website of Chiara Samorì