ffsshhttiikk What I do
- Study chemical processes in natural environments
- Analyze pollutants and their transformations
- Investigate atmospheric chemistry
- Research water and soil chemistry
- Assess environmental contamination
- Develop remediation strategies
When to use me
- When studying environmental pollution
- When analyzing water quality
- When investigating atmospheric chemistry
- When assessing contaminated sites
- When developing remediation strategies
- When studying biogeochemical cycles
Key Concepts
Environmental Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
- Ozone formation/destruction
- Greenhouse gases (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O)
- Acid rain (SO₄²⁻, NOₓ)
- Particulate matter
Water Chemistry
- Dissolved oxygen
- pH and alkalinity
- Nutrients (N, P)
- Heavy metals
- Organic pollutants
Pollutant Transformations
# Example: First-order degradation
def pollutant_concentration(C0, k, t):
"""
Calculate pollutant concentration over time.
C0: Initial concentration
k: First-order rate constant (1/s)
t: Time (s)
"""
return C0 * np.exp(-k * t)
def half_life(k):
"""Calculate half-life from rate constant."""
return 0.693 / k
Biogeochemical Cycles
- Carbon cycle
- Nitrogen cycle
- Phosphorus cycle
- Sulfur cycle
- Water cycle
Remediation Technologies
- Bioremediation
- Phytoremediation
- Soil washing
- Air stripping
- Adsorption (activated carbon)
- Advanced oxidation processes