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Course Name
Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials
Course Overview 
Level of study	Bachelor Degree	
Workload	ECTS: 3
Total Hours: 126 h 
Contact Hours:
•	Lectures: 36 h
•	Labs: 28 h
•	Seminars: 8 h	
Course Code		
Semester	Summer	
Prerequisites	general chemistry, general physics, biology, general ecology	
Course Objectives	The aim of the course is to provide students with a multidisciplinary overview of engineered nanoparticles behavior in the environment in order to be able to critically estimate potential risks of nanomaterials in an occupational area	
Learning Outcomes	Knowledge and understanding: 
Having successfully completed the module, you should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
KU.1.	­	content and structure of the course, including а также correlation of the course with other fields of natural science and materials science;
KU.2.	­	application fields of different nanomaterials in scientific, human and manufacturing sectors in presents and in the future; 
KU.3.	­	industrial and lab-scale methods of nanomaterials synthesis as sources of nanoparticles release into the environment;
KU.4.	­	generic properties of nanomaterials and methods for its’ testing in environmental matrixes; 
KU.5.	­	typical sources of nanoparticles release and mechanisms of nanoparticles migration in the environment, including atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere;
KU.6.	­	generic biological properties of nanomaterials.

Intellectual skills:
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
IS.1.	­	classify nanomaterials according to its application and properties;
IS.2.	­	test structure and properties of nanomaterials in the environment;
IS.3.	­	use the internet critically as a source of information at studying nanomaterials risks;
IS.4.	­	appraise environmental pollution incidents (origins, pathways and consequences) at the using and production of nanomaterials;
IS.5.	­	classify nanomaterials according to their safety and interaction environmental matrixes, including occupational risks.

Practical skills:
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
PS.1.	­	evaluate the properties of nano-sized materials that influence their fate and impacts;
PS.2.	­	elaborate approaches determining nanoparticles release, aggregation and sedimentation in the environment;
PS.3.	­	work in team to analyze properly and solve the problem 
PS.4.	­	synthesize the information into a coherent essay and write report and present information clearly.	
Syllabus	A survey course on industrial sources of nanoparticles released into the environment; fate and behavior of nanoparticles in the environment and human body; physicochemical properties of engineered nanoparticles in atmosphere, aquatic systems, soils and biological objects; effects of nanomaterials on microbes, plants, animals, and ecosystems; the influence of nanoparticles and environment properties  on the (eco)toxicity of nanomaterials; methods of identification, detection and study of nanoparticles in the environmental systems; life cycle analysis.	
Labs	Examination of nanomaterials surface with scanning probe microscopy
Aggregation behavior of nanoparticles in surface and sea waters 
Sedimentation of nanoparticles in hydrosphere with different organic matter
Influence of nanoparticles properties and abiotic factors on nanoparticles aggregation
Biological properties of nanoparticles: effect on wheat growth
Precipitation of engineered nanoparticles in the ambient air
Accumulation degree of metals due to the dissolution of metal nanoparticles in 
simulating body fluid	
Projects	Life-cycle map of a nanomaterial	
Assessment	Exam	
Resources	1)	Database Elsevier:  http://www.sciencedirect.com/ 
2)	Database Springer:  http://www.springerlink.com/ 
3)	Database PubMed:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed 	
Instructors	Dr. Anna Godymchuk, http://portal.tpu.ru/SHARED/g/GODYMCHUK/eng/Teaching