CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL WATERS

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Explores fundamental concepts for understanding the thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical changes in natural waters. Applies techniques for predicting the speciation and reactions of gaseous, dissolved and solid phases, with an emphasis on quantifying equilibrium chemistry. Focuses on a range of natural environments including oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwaters, and soils in order to develop an intuition of the behavior of chemicals in nature. Emphasizes acid-base chemistry, gas-liquid equilibrium, metal chemistry, surface chemistry, oxidation and reduction chemistry.