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Courses - Spring 2027
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GEOL635
Environmental Geochemistry
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Restriction: Nondegree-seeking students require the permission of the instructor.
Jointly offered with: GEOL435.
Credit only granted for: GEOL635, GEOL789W, GEOL435 or GEOL489W.
Formerly: GEOL789W.
Additional information: Students must have prior coursework similar to the content offered in undergraduate courses: MATH115; and (GEOL100 or GEOL120); and (GEOL436 or GEOL444); and CHEM131 and CHEM132; or (CHEM135 and CHEM136).
Geochemical cycles of Earth's surface systems including soils, rivers, lakes, and estuaries and causes; and implications of their alteration. Topics include chemical weathering, soils, chemistry of inland waters, hydrologic tracers, salinization, eutrophication, nutrient and metal pollution, and global geochemical cycles.