本課程環境化學主要係設計給大學部學生，以瞭解化學物質於環境系統中行為之基礎知識。化學為研究物質的性質、組成、結構、以及變化的基礎自然科學；然而，環境化學為探討物質與環境交互作用下可能產生的各種化學變化，包括物質於環境中的性狀變化、傳輸與宿命。本課程將涵蓋數個重要議題，包括動力學、觸媒、電化學、錯合物、氧化還原反應、新興污染物、輔酶、生物降解、細菌生長及膠體化學等，並從水化學、土壤化學、大氣化學、生物化學等角度，進行介紹與說明。
This course, “Environmental Chemistry”, is designed for undergraduates to understand fundamental knowledge concerning the behaviors of the chemical speciation (contaminants and/or pollutants) in the environmental systems. Chemistry is the field of fundamental science discussing the properties, compositions (speciation), structures and changes of substances; however, Environmental Chemistry focuses on the interactions between the substances and the environment by elucidating possible chemical pathways, reactions and mechanisms of substances in the environment, such as the phase changes, sources, transport, and fate. This course will cover several important topics, including kinetics, catalysis, electrochemistry, complex formation, redox reactions, emerging contaminants, enzyme, biodegradation, bacterial growth, and colloid chemistry, from the aspects of water chemistry, soil chemistry, atmosphere chemistry, and biochemistry.