CVEN 3454
Understanding environmental problems; making effective use of technical information; of general applicability to environmental problems; applicable to water resource issues.
Lectures introduce fundamental of aquatic chemistry of inorganic and organic compounds. Topics include thermodynamics and kinetics of acids and bases, carbonate chemistry, air-water exchange, precipitation and dissolution, complexation, oxidation-reduction, and sorption. Laboratories illustrate concepts through examination of water quality of Boulder Creek and other local waters.