Environmental Chemistry of Soils

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Focuses on the inorganic and organic constituents of soils (aqueous, solid, and gaseous phases), and chemical principles and processes governing the reactions between different soil constituents and water. The role of soil chemical processes in the major and trace element cycles, and the biogeochemical transformation of different contaminants will be discussed in the second half of the course. Prerequisites: CHM 202. Two 90-minute lectures.