CHEM 310 - Environmental Chemistry

1. Evaluate chemical principles and environmental phenomena in land, water, and air.
2. Explain the effects of contaminants on land, water, air systems, and biota.
3. Show an understanding of the chemistry of important tropospheric processes such as smog and acid precipitation.
4. Explain the chemistry of the stratospheric ozone layer.
5. Explain the chemistry of natural waters and their pollution and purification.
6. Describe the greenhouse effect and the effects of greenhouse gasses on the environment.
7. Compare the effects of organic toxins such as pesticides on the environment.
8. Analyze the effects of heavy metals on the environment.
9. Collect and preserve environmental samples, and use of field instruments, computer models, and analyzing data, while following laboratory procedures for environmental chemistry.