Earth's Natural Resources

3 credits · Undergraduate

How natural resources are formed, produced, and used. Geological controls on resource distribution in space and time. Analysis of historical trends and prediction of future resource availability. Environmental impacts of mining, use, and disposal. Fossil fuels, alternative energy sources, nuclear fuels, metals, industrial minerals, water, soil, and elements used in agriculture. Synthesis of relevant knowledge from geosciences, chemistry, engineering, and economics. Open only to junior and senior EES majors and minors or by instructor permission. Prerequisite: EES 1030 or EES 1510. [3] (MNS)