RSC 2018 Annual Family Lecture - 'A Pollutant’s Tale' Event
- Time:
- 14:30 - 16:30
- Date:
- 6 January 2018
- Venue:
- Building 46, Room 3001 Physics and Astronomy Building University of Southampton SO17 1BJ
For more information regarding this event, please email David Read at D.Read@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
A Pollutant’s Tale is a lecture demonstration that considers the chemical composition of the atmosphere and the main aspects of climate change.
The lecture is suitable for audiences of all ages, and covers:
- the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere in comparison to other planets
- a brief description of the structure of the atmosphere
- investigation of some of the chemistry and properties of nitrogen and oxygen
- a few of the tropospheric pollutants including carbon dioxide
- climate change
Throughout the lecture there are demonstrations including some involving liquid nitrogen, oxygen foam, dry ice and a few explosions.
Contents of the lecture can be found on the Content of a pollutant's tale PDF
Speaker information
Tim Harrison ,University of Bristol,Chemistry outreach
Prof. Dudley Shallcross,University of Bristol,Atmospheric Chemistry