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Geochemistry
Teaching Staff: To be announced
Course Code: ΤΠ-70042
Course Type: Elective
Course Level: Undergraduate
Course Language: Greek
Semester: 7th
ECTS: 4
Teaching Units: 3
Teaching Hours: 3
Short Description:
- Basic geochemical concepts and processes. Lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere. Magma and magma rocks. Sedimentary Rocks. Atmosphere.
- Physical characteristics of sediments and their importance in geochemical processes.
- Chemical characteristics of sediments. Elements and geochemical phases as indicators of sedimentary environments.
- Chemical characteristics of rocks.
- Geochemical processes.
- Chemical degradation processes.
- Chemical diagenesis processes.
- The geochemistry of heavy metals. Behaviour of metals in soil and water. The bioavailability of heavy metals. The relationship between heavy metals and environmental living systems
- Elements of marine geochemistry. Biogeochemical processes
- Specific extreme environments: importance of knowledge of geochemical processes in extreme environments in environmental management. Black sea, lagoons, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, underwater hydrothermal areas.
- Geochemistry and environmental pollution
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