Apr 15, 2026  
Undergraduate College Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate College Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHEM 303 - Current Problems in Environmental Chemistry


An overview of major biogeochemical pathways and basic principles of atmospheric and aquatic chemistry, highlighting human perturbation of natural cycles. This course investigates significant environmental problems, including air and water pollution, ozone depletion, global warming and hazardous wastes, with an emphasis on reading scientific literature and writing science papers. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites
CHEM 232  or Permission of Instructor

Open to Seniors and Juniors

Credits 4



Area
Natural Science

Connection
20080, 23009

Division
Natural Science

Compass Attributes
Natural Science, Writing