此課程為全英語授課，將專注於環境有機化學領域的基本原理。主要介紹有機污染物的理化性質，環境過程機制以及影響環境自然系統和工程系統中有機化學物質的遷移，轉化與歸趨的環境因子，這些性質和環境因子可以用來定量評價有機化學物質的環境行為。大氣、化學以及環工這三個系所都可以涉及環境汙染偵測、分析等研究，可是目前在台灣這三系所在環境議題的交集有限。此課程將協助此領域的整合，吸引有興趣跨領域學習的學生。
Course topics
Overview-Environmental Organic Chemicals
˙Reading: Chapter 1-2, Schwarzenbach et al.
Molecular Interactions and thermodynamics
˙Reading: Chapter 3- Schwarzenbach et al.
Vapor Pressure
˙Reading: Chapter 4- Schwarzenbach et al.
Aqueous Solubility and Activity Coefficients in Water
˙Reading: Chapter 5- Schwarzenbach et al.
Air-Organic Solvent and Air-Water Partitioning
˙Reading: Chapter 6- Schwarzenbach et al.
Organic Liquid-Water Partitioning
˙Reading: Chapter 7- Schwarzenbach et al.
Organic Acids and Bases
˙Reading: Chapter 8- Schwarzenbach et al.
Heterogeneous Exchange Reactions - Sorption - Desorption
˙Reading: Chapter 11- Schwarzenbach et al.
Photochemical Transformations of Organic Compounds
˙Reading: Chaper 13- Schwarzenbach et al.
Biological Uptake & Biochemical Transformations of Organic
Compounds in Water
˙Reading: Chapter 14- Schwarzenbach et al.
Modeling Concepts - Integration of Physics and Chemistry in Aqueous
Systems
˙Reading: Chapter 15- Schwarzenbach et al.
Organic Reactions in the Gas Phase – Atmosphere
˙Reading: Separate Handouts and Selected Journal Articles