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PLNTSOIL 597X: Inorganic Contaminants
in Soil, Water, and Sediment
Instructor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
Semester: Spring
Lecture: TuTh 9:30-10:45
Laboratory: None
Credits: 3
Required Work:
Short summaries and presentations, Mid-term
Exam, Final Exam, Term Paper, Presentation
Course Description:
This course discusses physical, chemical, and biological
factors affecting the fate and transport of heavy metals and other inorganic
contaminants in soil, water, and sediment. Also, providing an introduction
to the heavy metals chemistry, sources, pedogenic and geochemical behavior,
and methods used for their analysis. Additionally, remediation technologies,
options, and goals are also presented.
Prerequisites:
CHEM
111 & 112, college algebra, knowledge of transition metal chemistry; or
consent of instructor.
Course Schedule:
|
Week:*
|
Discussion
Topic
|
|
|
| 1 |
Introduction-soils,
review of basic concepts (e.g., pH, CEC) |
| 2 |
Origins
of inorganic contaminants, pollution, toxicity, and deficiency |
| 3 |
Soil
mineral components |
| 4 |
Mineral
and organic components |
| 5 |
Soil
organic components |
| 6 |
Sample
preparations and procedures, analytical instruments |
| 7 |
Sample
preparations and procedures, analytical instruments |
| 8 |
Sorption
of heavy metals and other inorganics in soils |
| 9 |
Sorption
of heavy metals and other inorganics in soils |
| 10 |
Individual
metals of environmental importance |
| 11 |
Individual
metals of environmental importance |
| 12 |
Remediation
goals, technologies, and options |
| 13 |
Remediation
goals, technologies, and options |
| 14 |
Class
presentations |
| *Time
devoted to each topic is approximate |
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