B2192 - CHEMISTRY OF MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Moduli: Alessandro Girolamo Rombolà (Modulo 1) Chiara Samorì (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Environmental Assessment and Management (cod. 5900)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will acquire the basic knowledge of the chemistry of the sea, the chemical composition of the oceans and the factors that govern it. The student will be able to describe the distribution of the elements/chemicals in the marine environment as a function of the chemical reactivity and interaction with the main physical and biological processes.

Readings/Bibliography

M.E.Q. Pilson “An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Sea” Cambridge University Press 2013.

F.J. Millero “Chemical Oceanography” CRC editions.

R. Chester, T. Jickells «Marine geochemistry» III Ed. (e prec.) Wiley-Blackwell

Recommended chapters: I introduction, IX particulate matter.

S.M. Libes “An Introduction to Marine Biogeochemistry” Wiley editions.

Teaching tools

Students who need compensatory tools for reasons related to disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD) can directly contact the Service for Students with Disabilities (disabilita@unibo.it) and the Service for Students with learning disabilities (dsa@unibo.it) to agree on the adoption of the most appropriate measures.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandro Girolamo Rombolà

See the website of Chiara Samorì