Katedra Technologii Tłuszczów i Detergentów

SEMESTER IV, (lectures - 15h, laboratory exercises - 30h, seminars - 15h)

Teachers: J.Haponiuk (J.H.), J.Hupka (J.Hup.), H.Janik (H.J.), I. Kłosowska (I.K.), Z.Mazerska (Z.M.), K.Mędrzycka (K.M.), R.Tomczak-Wandzel (R.W.), W.Wardencki (W.W.), B.Zygmunt (B.Z.), Ilona Kłosowska (I.K.), Aleksandra Samborska (A.S.)


Responsible teacher - K.Medrzycka

Lectures (15h)

Throughfall and deposition measurements (1h, K.M.). Detergents in the environment (2h, K.M.). Plastics in the environment and related problems (1h, H.J.). Degradation of polymers, biodegradability (1h, H.J.). Problems of ecological certificates for polymeric material in Europe and in Poland (1h, J.H.). Plastics lifetimes and polymers with controlled lifetime (1h, H.J.). The fate and effects of oil in the environment (2h, J.Hup.). Chemistry of nuclear fuels and waste (2h, J.Hup). Industrial emission and pollution (2h, K.M.). Hazardous wastes, their health and environmental effects. Safe management of hazardous waste (2h,K.M.).


Seminars (15h)

1. Chemical transformation of selected substances in the atmosphere (B.Z.) - x2
2. Chemical reactions in the soil (B.Z.)
3. Chemical reactions in the aquatic environment (W.W.)
4. Geochemical cycles (reactions of transformation) (W.W.)
5. Pollution of the environment in our region and in Poland (K.M.) - x2
6. How pollutants enter our food (K.M.)
7. Agriculture as a source of environmental pollutants (K.M.)
8. Polymers and environment (H.J.) - x3
9. Chemistry of nuclear fuels and waste (J.Hup.) - x2


Laboratory exercises (10 x 3h)

1. Determination of BOD and COD in natural waters (I.K.).
2. Polymers in our environment and their identification. Degradation of polymers - methods of analysis and parameters used to describe the problem (J.H.).
3. Comparison of phosphates content in different detergents.
4. Correlation between content of lead in soil and a distance from road (W.W.).
5. Determination of surfactants in water.
6. Determination of nutrients and chlorophyll in surface water (A.S.).
7. Oil content determination in the environmental samples - water, soil.
8. Identification of the "oil" in the samples.
9. Investigation of the atmospheric pollution on the basis of rain deposits analysis. Visit to field station (R.W.).
10. Assessment of rain water pollution by rapid test (I.K.).