SOIL 479 - Environmental Fate of Organic Chemicals

Description:
Principles governing how organic chemicals behave in environmental media. Emphasizes quantitative determination of organic contaminant partitioning, transformation, and transport in air, surface waters, soils, and groundwater. Applied examples focusing on persistent and emerging chemicals of concern for human and ecosystem health, including pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, PCBs, and pharmaceuticals. May not earn credit in both SOIL 479 and WSTE 479. Available for graduate credit as SOIL 679.

Prerequisites:
Both NRES 251 and CHEM 106, or Instructor Consent

3 cr.