The Department of Ecology and Environmental Technologies comprises two chemistry laboratories, where classes are held for students in various technical and natural science programs.

Every year, the first round of the All-Ukrainian Student Chemistry Olympiad is held in the chemistry laboratories for first- and second-year students at the National University of Kyiv. Every year, faculty members develop new and engaging problems that encourage students to pursue an advanced chemistry course. Since 2017, an annual All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference for students, graduate students, and young researchers titled “Current Issues in Modern Chemistry” has been held. The main scientific areas of the conference include biochemistry, biogeochemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, environmental monitoring, the application of chemistry in industry, and modern methods of teaching chemistry. Proceedings of the conferences are published.

The chemistry laboratories serve as the educational infrastructure for teaching the following courses: chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, colloid chemistry, environmental monitoring, and biochemistry.

Equipment and reagents used for laboratory work: sets of laboratory glassware, including flasks of various volumes and shapes, storage jars with lids, test tubes, Petri dishes, pipettes, test tube racks, spoons, and laboratory stands with necessary accessories; biological microscopes; electronic pH meters; electronic balances; electrolytic baths; electrodes (hydrogen, copper, etc.); water baths; muffle furnace; porcelainware (crucible, mortar and pestle, evaporation dish); chemical reagents; instructions; task cards with necessary hints, handouts, visual aids.

Topics for laboratory work conducted in chemistry laboratories:

‑ in the academic discipline “Chemistry”: classes of inorganic compounds, determination of the molar mass of the magnesium equivalent, thermochemistry and elements of chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics. Equilibrium, electrolyte solutions, galvanic cells, electrolysis of salt solutions, metal corrosion;

‑ from the course “Organic, Physical, and Colloidal Chemistry”: solutions, electrolyte solutions, non-electrolyte solutions, OVR, galvanic cell, corrosion, corrosion protection, methods for purification and isolation of organic compounds, saturated hydrocarbons – alkanes, unsaturated hydrocarbons – alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, simple ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids;

‑ from the course “Biochemistry”: laboratory techniques. Properties of organic substances, properties of solutions. Buffer solutions, dispersed systems. Properties of colloidal solutions, properties of carbohydrates, carbohydrate metabolism, properties of lipids, metabolism and identification of lipid breakdown products, properties of proteins, enzymatic hydrolysis and metabolism of proteins, general properties of enzymes, qualitative determination of vitamins, properties of hormones, elements of bioenergetics, determination of the body’s energy balance by indirect calorimetry, biochemistry of muscles and muscle contraction;

‑ in the course Environmental Monitoring: physical, chemical, and physicochemical methods of environmental research; methods for assessing pollution and sampling techniques; determination of water alkalinity and hardness; biological and biochemical methods of environmental monitoring. Lichen indication, technologies for sampling and preparing water samples for analysis. Determination of the organoleptic properties of water, biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution based on the reaction of indicator plant pollen, features of biotic monitoring. Ecological and hygienic monitoring, socio-ecological monitoring. Features of public environmental monitoring.