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PLNTSOIL 575: Environmental
Soil Chemistry
(Note:
cross-listed as ENVIRSCI 575)
Instructor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
Semester: Fall
Lecture: MWF 12:20
Laboratory: F 2:30-4:30
Credits: 4
Required Work: Quizzes, Homework,
Mid-term Exam, Final Exam, Scholarly Reviews (select a research article
from recent literature for review consisting of a written report and oral
presentation in class)
Course Description:
The course describes fundamental chemical concepts/processes
in soils such as precipitation/dissolution, ion exchange, redox reactions,
partitioning and adsorption, and solution speciation and nature of soil
minerals and organic matter. The course also addresses how the chemical
processes affect fate, transport, and availability, remediation of inorganic
and organic contaminants in soils and other related terrestrial environments.
Course Schedule:
|
Week:*
|
Discussion
Topic
|
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| 1 |
Introduction
- the soil chemical system |
| 2 |
Soil
solution chemistry - basic concepts, units and conversion, calculations |
| 3 |
Soil
solution chemistry - ion interactions and speciation |
| 4 |
Phyllosilicate
minerals - structures and properties |
| 5 |
Phyllosilicate
minerals and oxides |
| 6 |
Humic
substances |
| 7 |
Extraction
and characterization of humic substances |
| 8 |
Chemical
processes in soil |
| 9 |
Chemical
processes in soil |
| 10 |
Heavy
metals in soil |
| 11 |
Organic
chemicals in soil |
| 12 |
Organic
chemicals in soil |
| 13 |
Presentations |
| *Time
devoted to each topic is approximate |
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