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UNIT 2
MODULE 3: INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of this Module, students should:

1. appreciate that chemical principles can be applied to industry;

2. appreciate that using Green Chemistry principles in industry helps to produce a sustainable
world that supports a healthy economy;

3. understand the sources of pollution and strategies which assist in reduction of pollutants;

4. understand that there are physical and chemical changes occurring in the environment and
assess their impact on it;

5. recognise the influence of industrial processes on social and economic life; and,

6. appreciate the impact of man's activities on the environment.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES EXPLANATORY NOTES SUGGESTED PRACTICAL
ACTIVITIES

1. Locating and Operating Industrial plants: Benefits and Risk

Students should be able to:

1.1. discuss factors which Factors should be related to
influence the location of an the industrial plant.
industrial plant; and, Environmental impact
assessment should be
carried out.

1.2. discuss general safety
requirements for industry;
and,

1.3. assess the processes of Brief explanation of the
select industries using Green principles of Green
Chemistry principles. Chemistry.
Selected industries –
ammonia and crude oil

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