Course ID: | GEOL 8750. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Environmental Organic Geochemistry |
Course Description: | Origin and distribution of organic compounds in rocks, soils,
and water. Biochemistry of major classes of organic compounds
found in rocks, soils, and minerals. Emphasis on
anthropocentric contamination and geochemistry of remediation. |
Oasis Title: | ENV ORGANIC GEOCHEM |
Prerequisite: | CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L and GEOL 1260-1260L |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course will focus on the role of organic compounds and
molecules in the natural environment. Both natural and
anthropogenic inputs and throughputs will be considered. Upon
successful completion of the course students will understand
theories of organic compound generation, transport, and fate in
natural systems. |
Topical Outline: | Generation of organic compounds in natural environments
Introduction of anthropogenic compounds
Transport processes in fractured and porous media
Ultimate fate of organic compounds |