DEN 428E - Seawater Chemistry

Course Objectives

1 - Examination of seawater
2 - Understand the basic chemistry of seawater
3 - Understand the basic principles of corrosion

Course Description

Introduction to Water Chemistry, The Physical Chemistry of Sea Water (The Waters of the Sea, Gas Solubility and Exchange Across Air-Sea Interface, Ion Speciation in Seawater, The Redox Chemistry of Sea Water (The Importance of Oxygen; Organic Matter, Treace Metals in Seawater ) The Chemistry of Marine Sediments (Classification of Sediments, Calcite, Alkalinity, and the pH of Seawater), Corrosion