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4. Lithosphere and soils. Chemical content of earth’s crust. Characteristics and Chemical content of soils.	2
5. Biogechemical cycles of elements: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus. Biosphere rule on Chemical	2
content of geo sphers. 6. Climate on the Earth and its influence on atmosphere content. Spectroscopy of chosen gases. Global potential of Earth heating	2
for particular gases. Hydrogeological cycle and water vapor. Sources of greenhouse gases: CO2, CO, N2O, and freon. 7. Atmospheric aerosols - nomenclature and their characteristics.	2
Chemical processes with aerosols. 8. Oxidation properties of atmosphere. Chemical reactions in atmosphere. Photochemical smog. Ozone. Influence of ozone in	2
atmosphere on live organisms. 9. Acidic rains. Chemical composition of atmospheric fall-out.	2
Oxidation of acids. Acidic rains in Poland and Europę. Ecological effect of acidic rains. 10. Chemistry of ozone in atmosphere. Chapman cycle of ozone	3
forming and decomposition. Ozone hole in stratosphere. Heterogenic reactions on crystalline ice. Influence of freones on ozone decomposition. 11. Anthropogenic contamination of environment. Eutrophisation of surface waters. Radioactivity of atmosphere, soils and surface	3
waters. Ionizing and nonionizing radioactivity. Radioactivity effect on living organisms. 12. Energy and environment. Natural fuels as main sources of energy. Alternative energy sources: solar, wind, water and	2
biomass energy. 13. Chemical interactions in the naturę. Interactions between alga, fungi and bacterial. Plant toxins.	4

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•    Basic literaturę:

1.    J. B. Harbome, Ecological biochemistry, Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1997.

2.    S. Więckowski, General ecology, Oficyna Wydawnicza Branta, Bydgoszcz 1999.

3.    A. Mackenzie, A. S. Bali, S. R. Virdee, Ekologia - krótkie wykłady, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2005.

•    Additional literaturę:

4.    G. Bergstróm, Chemical ecology, Pure Appl. Chem., 2007, Vol. 79, No. 12, pp. 2305-232

•    Conditions of the course acceptance/credition: Minimum 50 % of points from written test

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