These are study materials from subject GEO4100/3100 Environmental Geology taught at the University in Oslo (UiO) in autumn semester 2019. I have mainly rewritten the learning materials from my notes from lectures. There could be mistakes, and some topics are missing.
Environmental Geology topics
- Introduction to Environmental Geology
- The origin of life on the Earth
- The atmosphere
- Global climate change
- Energy resources: Fossil fuels
- Energy resources: Alternative sources
- Soils and the environment
- Geology, society and the future
- Water resources
- CCS: Carbon Capture and Storage
- Environmental change in the geological context
- Environmental micropaleontology
- Contamination and pollution of the marine environments