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SOIL SCI 621

SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

3 credits.

Sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in soils and associated water and air environments. Emphasis on the chemical behavior of elements and compounds and the phenomena affecting natural and anthropogenic materials in soils.

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Requisites: CHEM 104 , 109 , 116 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify basic reaction and chemical species of chemicals in soil Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Predict soil chemical reactions using equations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe solid phases in soils and their surface properties Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critically evaluate soil chemistry literature Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze environmental and agricultural problems from a soil chemistry perspective Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply concepts in environmental soil chemistry to propose research-based solutions to current issues Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify basic reaction and chemical species of chemicals in soil Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Predict soil chemical reactions using equations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe solid phases in soils and their surface properties Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critically evaluate soil chemistry literature Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze environmental and agricultural problems from a soil chemistry perspective Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply concepts in environmental soil chemistry to propose research-based solutions to current issues Audience: Graduate

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