Course Description

Human activities, such as washing clothes, driving vehicles, cooking food and using electricity, can be important contributors to pollution on and around the planet Earth. During this course students examine important areas of pollution with a focus on Air Pollution, Water Pollution and Soil/Land Pollution. Students are introduced to many sources of pollution, transport and fate of common pollutants as well as modern-day pollution phenomena, such as urban smog. New government policies and remediation techniques that can be used to minimize the damaging effects of pollution will be discussed. NCR: No credit will be retained for any student who has passed or is taking SC/CHEM 3060 3.00 or SC/CHEM 3061 3.00.