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Environmental Geochemistry

EPSc 444

L19
 
Introduction to the geochemistry of natural waters and the processes that alter their composition. Key principles of aqueous geochemistry and their application to describe the main controls on the chemistry of pristine and polluted soil, surface, and ground water environments. Acids and bases, mineral solubility, carbonate chemistry, chemical speciation, redox reactions, adsorption and ion exchange, and the speciation, mobility, and toxicity of metals.
 
Prerequisites
  EPSc 352 or permission of instructor
 
Schedule
  Three class hours per week
 
Credit
  3 units