FROM OZONE TO
OIL SPILLS:
SYLLABUS
1. ENERGY AND MATERIALS
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| Energy supply, conservation | Types of energy, exponential growth and decay |
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| Materials and recycling | Molecules, concentration | |||
| Nuclear energy Radioactive waste, radon |
Nuclear fission and fusion Isotopes, radioactivity |
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| Hydrogen | Periodic table, chemical bonds | |||
| Methane, fossil fuels | Shapes of molecules | |||
| Petrochemicals Plastics |
Organic molecules Polymers |
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| Solar energy Renewable sources |
Light and matter Solar cells |
| Issues: | Science: | |||
| Greenhouse effect Greenhouse gases |
Light and heat IR and molecular vibrations |
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| Ozone layer Ozone destruction |
O3, metastability Catalytic chain reactions |
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| Photochemical smog | O2, free radicals | |||
| Alternative fuels | Combustion, emissions |
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| Acid rain | H2O, pH, acids/bases | |||
| Ground water | Neutralization, buffering | |||
| Detergents | Metal ion chelation | |||
| Water purification | H2O cycle, BOD |
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| Nutrients | N&P cycles | |||
| Carcinogens | DNA, mutations | |||
| Toxic organics | Proteins, receptors | |||
| Toxic metals | Protein binding |