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 |
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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 |