| Course ID: | GEOL 4130/6130. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry |
Course
Description: | Chemical behavior of natural aquatic systems: chemical kinetic and equilibrium relationships controlling the quality of surface and subsurface waters, both pristine and polluted. Distribution and behavior of chemical species in aqueous environments. |
| Oasis Title: | AQUEOUS ENV GEOCHEM |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOL 3150 or GEOL 3020-3020L or GEOL 4110/6110 or CHEM 2100 or permission of department |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOL 4110/6110 or CRSS 4670/6670 or GEOL 4550/6550 or permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The main goal will be to help advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate
students understand controls on the chemical quality of pristine and polluted
surface and groundwaters. Students will have a real insight into the way natural
systems behave and familiarity with concepts of chemical kinetics and equilibrium. |
| Topical Outline: | Hydrologic Cycle and Chemical Background Week 1
Thermochemical Principles Week 2
Chemical Kinetics Week 2
Aqueous Complexes Week 3
Activity Coefficients of Dissolved Species Week 4
Acids and Bases Week 5
Carbonate Chemistry Week 6
Carbonate Chemistry Week 7
Chemical Weathering Week 8
General Controls on Natural Water Chemistry Weeks 9 &10
Adsorption-Desorption Reactions Week 11 & 12
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Week 13
Iron and Sulfur Geochemistry Week 14
Make up Week Week 15 |