Petroleum in the Environment

introduction

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Petroleum in the Environment

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.

Composition of crude oil and petroleum products and naturally occurring hydrocarbons.
Sources of hydrocarbon pollution in the environment from petroleum exploration and production, transportation and uses as a fuel and feedstock for other products.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: their origins, properties and effects.
Methods for measuring hydrocarbon toxicity and the effects of hydrocarbon pollution in the environment.
Oil spills and methods for their remediation and minimisation of their impact. Case studies of actual oil spills, including the effects of public perception on actions for the treatment of petroleum pollution.
Atmospheric pollutants arising from the use of petroleum products as fossil fuels, their effects and their minimisation.

On completion, delegates will be able to interpret geochemical data describing the fate of spilled hydrocarbons in the environment, for monitoring oil spill remediation and for distinguishing hydrocarbon pollutants from different sources.

Prerequisites

Postgraduate students taking this Module are required to have studied Molecular Marker Compounds and Chemical Analysis of Organic Matter before taking this Module. External delegates are therefore expected to have knowledge and understanding of the content of these Modules before attending Petroleum in the Environment.

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Fees

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