Study Programmes 2015-2016
CHIM0706-1  
Environmental chemistry and techniques of documentation
Duration :
15h Th, 5h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in chemistry4
Lecturer :
Caroline Collette, Gauthier Eppe
Coordinator :
Gauthier Eppe
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
This course (environmental chemistry part) deals mainly with the major families of chemical substances that can be found in the environment, their properties, transport and fate in air, water and soils.
Natural and anthropogenic sources of pollution as well as the principal classes of environmental pollutants will be studied. The problem of waste production and waste treatment will be discussed. We will consider the particular case of domestic waste. The main regulatory and legal aspects (EU directives and regulations and the Belgian legislation) associated with each environmental compartment will be taught, focused essentially on limits of emission. Practical examples will de discussed. Particular attention will be given to the interpretation of the results in this context.
 
The course (documentation part) deals : The different modes of publication and provision of scientic information. The search for information in various scientific publications and how to cite documents.
Learning outcomes of the course :
The overall objective of the course (environmental chemistry part) is to provide to students an overview of the influence of the chemistry on our environment. Emphasis will be placed on the properties, reactions, sources and sinks as well as the danger of existing chemical substances, generated naturally and by human activity for each of the areas considered: air, water, soil.
 
The overall objective of the course (documentation part) is to educate students in research targeted scientific information and critical analysis of the results
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
 prerequisites
General chemistry
Basic scientific english
 
corequisites
Analytical chemistry, chemical methods of analysis
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Problem-based learning will be promoted with concrete examples of environmental problems encountered. Familiarization with the use of databases (eur-lex, U.S. EPA, Belgian monitor-Walloon environment, ...) will also be discussed.
For documentation part , use tools such as documentation to support problem-based learning mentioned above.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face to face. Copies of lecture slides will be available
Recommended or required readings :
Additional information can be found in the following books : CHIMIE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT (en français), BLIEFERT et PERRAUD, De Boeck Université
An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry (en anglais), ANDREWS, BRIMBLECOMBE, JICKELLS and LISS, Blackwell Science Ltd.
 
100 % Information Literacy Success, Solomon A. , Wilson G. , Taylor T. , Wadsworth, 2nd, Boston, 2012.
The hands-on guide for science communications, Christensen L.L. , Springer, Munich, 2007.
Assessment methods and criteria :
In groups of two or three, students have to investigate a recent environmental event that has been reported in the scientific literature or in the printed or electronic media. it can also be a harmful substance from its industrial or agricultural use that has been released in the environment. Then, the following aspects of the problem are to be examined:
Define the problem, clarify the concepts. Analyse the problem.
Brainstorming about possible solutions, remediations.
The long-term solution to prevent this sort of problem in the future.
Deliverables: The research project culminates in a written report (10 pages, including illustrations and bibliography) Oral presentation and discussion
Work placement(s) :
A visit of the Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator (MSWI) Uvélia (Intradel) in Herstal is foreseen. The visit is focused on the incineration process and the quality aspects of waste treatment including stack emission.
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Pr. Gauthier Eppe Institut de Chimie, Bat B6c, Local 1/9A Tel. +32-4-3663422 e-mail. g.eppe@ulg.ac.be
Collette Caroline, PhD
Institut de Chimie, Bat B6b, Bibliothèque des Sciences
Tel: +32-4-3663439
e-mail. C.Collette@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Water management
 
PP over water management.
Waste management
 
PP over waste management.
Air pollution
 
PP over air pollution
Exercices corrections
 
exercises corrections
Main principles of the oral presentation
 
As part of the oral presentation that you will do to present your work , here is a PP containing the main principles of an oral presentation .
written work
 
PPts with the conditions of the written work
work -release terms written in May 2016
 
File containing the terms of the written work
Information Literacy
 
Here the PPs of the introduction on " Information Literacy" will be presented on 02.22.2015
Mendeley
 
PPs resuming the presentation of Mendeley reference management software. And a file containing exercises for using Mendeley.
ENV legislation
 
Party courses on legislation for environment.
VPN use
 
PPts conducted by H. Bougrine and having both methods to view Ulg resources offsite via VPN.