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Prereq: GIR:CHEM; GIR:BIOL
Units: 4-0-8

Covers basic environmental chemistry and biology with a focus on understanding the principles governing the function of both natural systems and systems perturbed or engineered by humans. Topics include acid-base, complexation, reduction/oxidation, precipitation, hydrolysis and sorption reactions, population growth and limiting factors, microbial community structure, and the interactions between microbes and their chemical environment. 1.018 and concurrent enrollment in 1.107 recommended.

P. M. Gschwend, E. J. Alm, M. F. Polz