ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
A quantitative treatment of chemical and biological processes controlling the speciation and partitioning of inorganic compounds in natural waters. Particular attention will be paid to heterogeneous reaction mechanisms, and kinetics controlling inorganic compounds in aqueous environments. Discuss in-situ techniques for measurement of environmental reactions. For those interested in environmental chemistry, chemistry, limnology, geology, environmental microbiology, soil science, and environmental modeling.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the relationship of environmental reactions to kinetic and thermodynamic parameters Audience: Graduate 2. Identify important biogeochemical reactions controlling nutrient and contaminant dynamics in aqueous systems Audience: Graduate 3. Recognize factors controlling solid-phase mineralogy and reactivity with respect to engineered systems Audience: Graduate 4. Incorporate biological reactions into a geochemical model of environmental systems Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the relationship of environmental reactions to kinetic and thermodynamic parameters Audience: Graduate 2. Identify important biogeochemical reactions controlling nutrient and contaminant dynamics in aqueous systems Audience: Graduate 3. Recognize factors controlling solid-phase mineralogy and reactivity with respect to engineered systems Audience: Graduate 4. Incorporate biological reactions into a geochemical model of environmental systems Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027