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This course provides an insight into the environmental problems associated with the production and use of petroleum and what can be done to ameliorate them. Topics covered include the sources and compositions of petroleum and naturally occurring hydrocarbons in the environment; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, their origins, properties and effects; methods for measuring hydrocarbon toxicity and the effects of hydrocarbon pollution; oil spills and methods for their remediation; case studies of actual oil spills; effects of public perception on actions for the treatment of petroleum pollution; atmospheric pollutants arising from the use of petroleum products as fossil fuels.
On completion of this course, delegates will:
The course provides an insight for petroleum geochemists into the environmental problems associated with the production and use of petroleum and what can be done to ameliorate them.
Formal assessment may be available for this Course. Assessment attracts an additional fee of £260.00, and delegates will be issued with a transcript and Certificate of Credit Achieved.
Owing to visa restrictions the assessment option is not available to international students.
It is anticipated that delegates who attend the course will have knowledge/experience equivalent to the content of the following Modules:
Please contact the Professional Development Unit if you require further information.
This course is also delivered as a Module on at least one of the School's Masters programmes; delegates will attend with full and part time registered students. The Academic Module Outline is available via the University's Module Catalogue.