CHEM 5731 - Environmental Organic Chemistry

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

Examine fundamental molecular processes of environmental organic contaminants in natural and engineered systems. Topics include equilibrium partitioning (air-water-soil-biota), sorption to soils and sediments and transformation processes (oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, photolysis, biodegradation).

Prerequisites: CHEM 3333, CHEM 3320.