Introduction to Environment Preservation
| Numbering Code | U-ENG27 37042 LJ61 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Mon.1 | |
| Instructor name |
HASHIMOTO SATOSHI (Agency for Health, Safety and Environment Professor) NAKAGAWA HIROYUKI (Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor) HIRAI YASUHIRO (Agency for Health, Safety and Environment Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This course is designed for students specializing in chemistry. Students will study basic examples of environmental issues and their effects on society from the perspective of preservation of the environment at the university, the air environment, the aquatic environment, and a sound material-cycle society. We will help develop students’ understanding of environmental preservation for their future research and social activities. |
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| Course Goals |
The major course objectives: (1) To learn the background and basic mechanisms of environmental problems, specifically as they relate to air and water, as well as how to establish a sound material-cycle society. (2) To understand relationships between various activities and their environmental impacts on campus. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1. Environmental Issues of Our Time, 3 times With a particular focus on chemicals, we will study the background and current status of environmental issues and discuss possible future problems. We will also examine how environmental issues are related to human activities and resource/energy consumption. 2. Environment Preservation at Kyoto University, 2 times Students will learn about environmental protection systems at Kyoto University. We will explain systems for water quality control, liquid waste treatment, and specially controlled waste management. We will also detail systems and regulations for proper use and management of chemical substances. 3. Air Environment, 5 times We will discuss the current status of global air pollution. We will learn about a variety of regulations and the relevant background of rules created based on the Air Pollution Control Law. We will discuss in detail air pollutants emitted by factories and automobiles in urban areas and look closely at their chemical reactions in the air, with a particular focus on radical reactions. 4. Aquatic Environment, 2 times Students will study the conservation of water quality, specifically (1) water contamination by organic substances and related purification methods, (2) water contamination by heavy metals and related treatment methods, and (3) management of environmentally persistent substances. They will also learn about environmental criteria, effluent standards, and environmental protection technologies for water quality control. 5. Waste Management and a Sound Material-Cycle Society, 2 times Students will develop a better understanding of waste treatment/management and a sound material-cycle society by studying (1) mass balance and indexes on the macro level, (2) definitions of waste and the current status of waste treatment, (3) waste and dioxin problems, and (4) approaches toward establishing a sound material-cycle society. 6. Confirmation of students' levels of understanding, 1 time Students’ level of understanding of course topics will be checked. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation: test scores + attendance rates. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Review on the materials and references distributed. Specified points willbe announced in class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Not specified. Materials and references will be distributed in class when needed. | ||
| References, etc. | To be announced in class. | |||
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