4TH ANCAP SUMMER SCHOOL 2005

Course:Sorption of Organic Chemicals on Soils and Sediments

VENUE: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
DATES: 11^TH-22^ND JULY 2005

Facilitator: Prof Peter Nkedi-Kizza, University of Florida, USA

Course Outline

I

A review of properties of organic chemicals with special emphasis on Persistent Organic Chemicals (POPs)

Chemical and physical properties of POPs

The concept of K_oc and K_ow

Develop models characterizing sorption equilibrium

Freundlich model

Langmuir model

BET model

II

Setting up sorption Experiments

Effect of soil to solution ratio

Effect of Organic Carbon

Effect of sorption coefficient

Modeling sorption kinetics

Apparent sorption coefficient

Experimental set up

III

Degradation, volatilization and mineralization

Experimental setup

Sorption of ionizable organic chemicals

Sorption in mixed solvents (solvophobic theory)

Leaching experiments

Templates for data analysis.

Hysteresis

PARTICIPANTS

	NAME	PHYSICAL ADDRESS
1.	Doborah A. ABONG’O	Department of Chemistry University of Nairobi P. O. Box 3019, Nairobi, Kenya abongoda@yahoo.com +254 733- 433084
2.	Kennet ARINAITWE	Department of Chemistry Makerere University P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda jarubautwe@cgenustrt.naj.ac.ug +256 77858394
3.	Norah BASOPO	NUST, Dept. of Applied Biology $ Biochemistry P. O. Box AC 939, ASCOT BYO, ZIMBAMBWE nbasopo@nust.ac.zw +26391313977
4.	Leonard J. CHAUKA	Institute of Marine Science P. O. Box 668, Zanzibar Tanzania Leonard@ims.udsm.ac.tz +255-745750866 Mob +255 242230741- office
5.	Fredric KENGARA	Department of chemistry Masesno University Private Bag Masemo Kenya fkengara@yahoo.com
6.	Christine KYARIMPA	Chemistry Department Makerere University P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda chriskyarimpa@chemistry.mak.ac.ug +256 77561171
7.	Vincent MADADI	Department of chemistry University of Nairobi P.O. Box 30197 Nairobi, Kenya Madadivin2002@yahoo.com +254 720742415
8.	John M. MAHUGIJA	Chemistry Department University of Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 35061 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mahugija@chem.udsm.ac.tz or johnmahugija@yahoo.com
9.	Geoffrey MALISA	Chemistry Department University of Dar es Salaam P. O. Box 35061 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Malisa@chem.udsm.ac.tz +255 744 753283 Mob +255 22241038 office
10.	Simon K. MISOI	Egerton University Department of chemistry P. O. Box 536, Njoro, Kenya simionmisoi@yahoo.co.uk +256 721973820
11.	Abubaker M. A. MORGAN	University of Gezira Faculty of Agricultural SC. Dept. of Pesticides and Toxicology P. O. Box 20 WADMEDANI – SUDAN Abubaker_morgan@yahoo.com Abubaker_morgan@hotmail.com + 249912203240
12.	Edward MUBIRU	Makerere University Chemistry Department P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda edmubiru@agric.mak.ac.ug 256-77-44582
13.	Luftayo MWAMTOBE	Chemistry Department University of Dar es Salaam P.O.Box 35061 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania mwamtobe@chem.udsm.ac.tz mwamtobe@yahoo.co.uk
14.	Haji MWEVURA	Sate University of Zanzibar Department of Science Zanzibar, Tanzania mwevrua@chem.udsm.ac.tz
15.	Emmanuel NTAMBI	Department of Chemistry Mbarara University of Science and Technology P. O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda emmantambi@yahoo.com + 256 77667343. Mob. +256 485521163 Office
16.	Christopher N. NYAGA	Department of Chemistry University of Nairobi P. O. Box 30197 Nairobi, Kenya nyagachris@yahoo.com or cnyaga@uonbi.ac.ke +254 733-433084
17.	Dishon NYAWANGA	Egerton University Environmental Science Department P. O. Box 536, Njoro, Kenya dishonlu@yahoo.com + 254723993740
18.	Evans’ O. OMOTTO	Department of Chemistry University of Nairobi P. O. Box 30197 Nairobi, Kenya eomtto@yahoo.com or eomotto@uonbi.ac.ke +254 721392576
19.	James Z. TANO	Chemistry Department University of Dar es Salaam P. O. Box 35061 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania tano@chem.udsm.ac.tz
20.	John WASSWA	Makerere University Chemistry Department P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda jnwasswa@chemistry.mak.ac.ug 256- 77-504657