Environmental Chemistry

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

A survey course of major aspects of environmental chemistry including the natural chemical cycles in the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere and the consequences of anthropogenic disturbances to these cycles. Topics discussed will include: Aquatic Chemistry and water pollution. Atmospheric Chemistry and its alteration. Soil Chemistry and the fate of pollutants. Hazardous waste. Toxicological Chemistry. Prerequisite(s): 3 units from Chemistry 203, 204, 209.