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4.00 Credits
Principles underlying formation and composition of lithofacies and sedimentary environments. Methods, procedures, and techniques used to study sedimentary processes, depositional environments, sediment and rock sequences, and paleogeography. (Lec. 3, Lab. 2) Pre: graduate or advanced undergraduate standing in environmental, resource, or engineering major.
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3.00 Credits
Physical properties of earth and the application of geophysical methods to explore the earth's interior for natural resources. Introductory interpretation of gravity, magnetic, seismic, and radiometric surveys. (Lec. 2, Lab. 2) Pre: 103, PHY 112, MTH 132.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the chemical processes controlling water chemistry in low-temperature environments. Chemical weathering, ion exchange, redox, mineral equilibrium, isotopes, and chemical modeling of aqueous systems. (Lec. 3, Lab. 2) Pre: CHM 101, 102, 112, 114; GEO 103, 320. Offered in odd-numbered years. Next offered fall 2009.
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3.00 Credits
See Biological Sciences 472.
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3.00 Credits
See Community Planning 475.
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4.00 - 8.00 Credits
Geologic field mapping and principles. (Practicum) Pre: 210, 320, 370, and 450 recommended. Course not offered through URI; prior approval of selected camp required by the Department of Geology. Recommended between junior and senior years. Not for graduate credit in geology.
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4.00 Credits
Innovative remediation technologies for treating contaminated groundwater and sediments: theory, applications, and limitations of selected methods. Discussion of case studies. (Lec. 4) Pre: permission of instructor. In alternate years. Not for graduate credit.
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4.00 Credits
Study and interpretation of groundwater flow systems and the interaction between groundwater and the geologic framework, including groundwater flow, aqueous geochemistry, groundwater resource evaluation, and groundwater in geologic processes. (Lec. 3, Lab. 2) Pre: 103, 210, and MTH 131 or 141, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Physico-chemical principles and fundamental relationships that describe the fate and transport of contaminants in the hydrologic system. (Lec. 3, Lab. 2) Pre: 483 or CVE 588 or NRS 510, or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit. Offered every other year.
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3.00 Credits
Field and lab methods of determining physical rock constants such as density, porosity, permeability, electrical conductivity, and seismic velocity, with applications in geology and environmental engineering. (Lec. 2, Lab. 2) Pre: 103, MTH 132 or 142, PHY 111 and 185 or 213 and 285, and junior standing, or permission of instructor. In alternate years.
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