CHM 245 - Environmental Chemistry

Course Units: 1

A course focused on the role of chemical principles such as chemical equilibrium, kinetics and chemical structure in understanding natural environmental cycles and the impacts of human activity on those cycles. Topics covered include: aquatic chemistry and water pollution, atmospheric chemistry and air pollution, energy and climate change, and toxic organic chemicals in the environment. Prerequisite(s): CHM 231 Note: Class will meet four hours per week. There is no lab, but we will spend some class time on short field trips and conducting lab activities.