Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Organization

TTK Department of Petrology and Geochemistry

Code

advgeochemg18em

Title

Advanced geochemistry

Usual semester

Spring

ECTS

2

Language

Learning outcomes

Deepening knowledge of geochemical fundamentals, learning about the applications of geochemistry in environmental protection, water chemistry, the detection of environmental pollution (e.g., soil, water, air), and acquiring geochemical thinking in geological hazard situations.

Course content

Geochemical properties of chemical elements, classification, fundamentals of environmental geochemistry, understanding the properties of basic geochemical molecules as a function of pressure, temperature, and composition, delineation and refinement of geological hazards using geochemical tools .

Assessment method

oral exam, graded from 1 to 5

Bibliography

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/gggsc/science/geochemistry, 2) Peter Ryan (2019) Environmental and Low-Temperature Geochemistry, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 384 pages, 3) Jane Plant, David Smith, Barry Smith, Lorraine Williams (2001) Environmental geochemistry at the global scale, Applied Geochemistry, Volume 16, Issues 11–12, pages 1291-1308, ttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-2927(01)00036-1

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