Environmental Chemistry

Catalog description

This course introduces fundamentals of atmospheric, aquatic, and soil chemistry as relating to generation, transport and fate of pollutants in the environment. Lecture will cover topics on major sources of pollution, water quality, water and wastewater treatment, pollutant fate and transport modeling. Additional discussion topics will include national and global environment issues (e.g., greenhouse gas emission, global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion) and current key U.S environmental laws. The objective of this course is to prepare students to be environmentally conscientious citizens and empower them with scientific knowledge to make the responsible decisions concerning the environment. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: CHEM 250 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3