Aquatic Environmental Chemistry is an important branch of Environmental Chemistry, and it mainly focuses on formation, distribution and cycling procedures of various elements, compounds (natural and anthropogenic), as well as the relationships with other environmental media, clearly reflecting multi-discipline of geo-science and chemistry. The earth aquatic environment mainly includes territorial water body and seawater body, characterized by close association and significant difference. Since global industrialization, the influences from human activities have been far stronger than those from most natural procedures, and aquatic environment has been an extremely important receiver for large amounts of various pollutants emitted. It plays a critical role in controlling transport, transform, fate, as well as related biological and ecological effects (such as deformation, carcinogenicity and mutagenicity) at different spatial and temporal scales.
Environmental Science
环境科学是研究人类生存的环境的科学。包括环境质量的研究和调查，对环境的保护及改善。这里的环境，包括自然环境和社会环境。环境科学为制定环境质量标准、污染物排放标准等提供科学依据，也为环境政策和立法等提供依据。这是一门综合性很强的学科，涉及数理、生化等多方面知识的综合。
