Program Overview

University Program Information

Overview

The Environmental Chemistry for Atmosphere and Water program is offered by the School of Engineering at Hiroshima University. The program is classified as Specialized Education and is taught in Japanese.

Program Details

• Lecture Code: K
• Subject Classification: Specialized Education
• Subject Name: Environmental Chemistry for Atmosphere and Water
• Instructor: KINDAICHI TOMONORI
• Campus: Higashi-Hiroshima
• Semester/Term: 2nd-Year, First Semester
• Days, Periods, and Classrooms: (1T) Mon1-4:ENG 112, (2T) Thur5-8:ENG 112
• Lesson Style: Lecture, Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)
• Credits: 2.0
• Class Hours/Week: 4
• Language of Instruction: Japanese
• Course Level: Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
• Course Area: Science and Technology
• Course Area (Discipline): Civil Engineering
• Eligible Students: 2nd year, 4th division of Fac. of Eng
• Keywords: Air and water pollution, global warming, ozone layer destruction, trace toxic substances

Program Objectives

The program aims to study the cause of various environmental pollutions and their relationship with the natural environment, focusing on water and air pollution.

Class Objectives and Outline

• The class studies the measures to prevent environmental pollution and provides an overview of pollution and environmental problems.
• The evaluation items include "knowledge and understanding" and "the ability and skill" to:
  1. Understand the measures to prevent environmental pollution and overview of pollution and environmental problems.
  2. Formulate a causal relationship between pollution sources and acquire the ability to:
  • Understand how to measure and interpret general air quality and water quality items.
  • Understand the various basic processes related to environmental fate of pollutants.

Class Schedule

• Lesson 1: Overview of global environmental problems
• Lesson 2: Water pollution (1) Overview
• Lesson 3: Water pollution (2) Water quality indices
• Lesson 4: Water pollution (3) Pollution loadings and self-purification
• Lesson 5: Water pollution (4) Mechanisms of lake water quality changes
• Lesson 6: Water pollution (5) Mechanisms of biological decomposition processes
• Lesson 7: Air pollution (1) Overview
• Lesson 8: Air pollution (2) Air quality indices
• Lesson 9: Air pollution (3) Present status
• Lesson 10: Air pollution (4) Dispersion of air pollution
• Lesson 11: Air pollution (5) Physico- and chemical processes
• Lesson 12: Global air pollution (1)
• Lesson 13: Global air pollution (2)
• Lesson 14: Trace toxic substances (1)
• Lesson 15: Trace toxic substances (2)

Assessment

• One petit examination (20%)
• Final examination (80%)

Learning Resources

• Handouts delivered in the first class
• Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, Zoom

Learning Techniques

• Flip Teaching
• Post-class Report

Requirements and Grading Method

• One petit examination and Final examination
• Grading method: One petit examination (20%) and Final examination (80%)