2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2021) 
    
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CHEM 351 Environmental Chemistry

Credit 3
Chemistry plays an essential role in understanding the environment and preserving its quality. An understanding of the sources, fates, and reactivities of compounds in natural and polluted environments will be examined and explained through the application of fundamental principles of chemistry. The environmental implications of energy utilization and and its impact on the chemistry of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere will be emphasized. Environmental issues to be discussed will include climate change, air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, pollution and treatment of water sources, and the impact of utilization of insecticides and herbicides.   Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212  ,CHEM 214   and CHEM 311  (Analytical Chemistry).



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