WATER CHEMISTRY
Elements of fresh and marine water chemistry; acid-base, precipitation, complexation, oxidation-reduction, adsorption, and biochemical reactions in natural waters and water treatment processes.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: CHEM 104 , 109 , 116 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify important types of aqueous-phase chemical reactions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use thermodynamic concepts to determine whether aqueous-phase chemical reactions can proceed and, if so, the extent to which they can proceed Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use graphical methods to solve ionic equilibrium problems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use modern numerical tools to solve water chemistry problems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explain the relevance of water chemistry concepts to their thesis research Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify important types of aqueous-phase chemical reactions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use thermodynamic concepts to determine whether aqueous-phase chemical reactions can proceed and, if so, the extent to which they can proceed Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use graphical methods to solve ionic equilibrium problems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use modern numerical tools to solve water chemistry problems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explain the relevance of water chemistry concepts to their thesis research Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027