TOXICANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: SOURCES, DISTRIBUTION, FATE, & EFFECTS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( CHEM 104 , 109 , or 116 ) and ( MATH 211 , 217, or 221 ) and ( PHYSICS 104 , 202 , 208 , or 248 ), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how the physicochemical properties of an organic chemical and equilibrium and kinetic principles influence the distribution of the chemical in the environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Estimate the physico-chemical properties of organic compounds using linear free energy relationships Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Predict the behavior of hazardous organic chemicals in the environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Derive and use equilibrium and kinetic box models for determining the fate of organic pollutants in the environment Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how the physicochemical properties of an organic chemical and equilibrium and kinetic principles influence the distribution of the chemical in the environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Estimate the physico-chemical properties of organic compounds using linear free energy relationships Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Predict the behavior of hazardous organic chemicals in the environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Derive and use equilibrium and kinetic box models for determining the fate of organic pollutants in the environment Audience: Graduate