Physico-chemical methodologies for the environment

Detailed Course Content

• Principles of chemistry and agrochemistry

  Elementary substances (oxides, hydroxides, acids, salts); equilibria in solution; pH; buffer solutions; chemical bonds; oxidation numbers; oxide-reduction reactions; main functional groups of organic compounds; sugars, fats and proteins.

  Chemical physical and biological properties of soils; primary metabolism of plants; cycle of the main nutrients in the soil-plant system.

Textbook Information

• Principles of chemistry and agrochemistry

  1. P. Sequi. Fondamenti di chimica del suolo. Pàtron Editore.

  2. P. Violante. Chimica del suolo e della nutrizione delle piante. Edagricole.

  3. M. Bosetto, I. Lozzi. Elementi di biochimica agraria. Aracne.

  4. Electronic supports supplied by the teacher; scientific articles from national and international journals and teacher lecture notes.