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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC; GEO 001 is recommended. Explores the fundamental principles of soil science and soils as a natural resource. An introduction to the morphology, physics, chemistry, microbiology, fertility, classification, development, and management of soils in relation to the environment. Cross-listed with SWSC 100. Credit is awarded for only one of ENSC 100/SWSC 100 or ENSC 100H/SWSC 100H. Amrhein
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): admission to the University Honors Program or consent of instructor; both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC ; GEO 001 is recommended. Honors course corresponding to ENSC 100. Explores the fundamental principles of soil science and soils as a natural resource. An introduction to the morphology, physics, chemistry, microbiology, fertility, classification, development, and management of soils in relation to the environment. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Cross-listed with SWSC 100H. Credit is awarded for only one of ENSC 100/SWSC 100 or ENSC 100H/SWSC 100H.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC . Covers the structure of the atmosphere and the impact of humans on it, including the causes and consequences of air pollution, air quality standards, and stratospheric and tropospheric ozone. Introduces the chemistry of air pollution and air pollution control strategies. Arey
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 005 or ENSC 100/SWSC 100 or ENSC 100H/SWSC 100H or consent of instructor. Quantitative study of the chemistry of the solid, liquid, and gas phases in soils and sediments. Topics include solid and solution speciation, mineral solubility, ion exchange and adsorption reactions, oxidation-reduction, and the chemistry of organic contaminants and toxic trace elements in soils. Cross-listed with SWSC 104. Parker
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 002A; or consent of instructor. Topics include physical properties of soils and methods of evaluation. Emphasis is on movement of water, heat, gases, and chemicals through soil. Cross-listed with SWSC 107. Simunek
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3.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 002 or both BIOL 005A and BIOL 05LA; both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC. Examination of soil biota and their relationships with plants and the soil environment. Emphasis is on soil biotic interactions that influence soil fertility, plant disease, and plant growth. Examines the importance of the different microbial and faunal groups from the rhizosphere to the ecosystem level. Cross-listed with NEM 120 and SWSC 120. Crowley, DeLey
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC; ENSC 100/SWSC 100 or ENSC 100H/SWSC 100H; MATH 009B or MATH 09HB. Topics include interactions of environmental conditions with abiotic and biotic transformation and transport of major organic and inorganic contaminants in soil. Cross-listed with SWSC 127. Gan
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005A, BIOL 05LA, BIOL 005B, BIOL 005C; or consent of instructor. Introduction to nonpathogenic microorganisms in the environment. Topics include an introduction to microbial biology and microbial and metabolic genetic diversity; methods; symbiotic interactions; biofilms; and geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry. Explores life in extreme environments and the effects of the physical and chemical environment on microbes. Cross-listed with MCBL 133 and SWSC 133.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 104/BPSC 104, ENSC 100/SWSC 100 or ENSC 100H/SWSC 100H; or consent of instructor. A study of the chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils and their influence on plant growth and development. Topics include soil-plant water relations; fundamentals of plant mineral nutrition; soil nutrient pools and cycles; soil acidity, alkalinity, salinity, and sodicity; root symbioses and rhizosphere processes. Cross-listed with BPSC 134 and SWSC 134. Crowley
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 112A, CHEM 112B, or consent of instructor; ENSC 102 recommended. Structure of the troposphere and stratosphere; formation of atmospheric ozone; tropospheric NOx chemistry; methane oxidation cycle; phase distributions of chemicals; wet and dry deposition; chemistry of volatile organic compounds; formation of photochemical air pollution; modeling of air pollution and control strategies; stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming. Cross-listed with CHEM 135 and ENTX 135.
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