ENVS 2203 - Introduction to Soil Science

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Blended, Lecture, Online
Lab Hour(s): 3

This course introduces the fundamental principles of soil science: soil formation and the development of life, fertility and environmental quality, importance of soil biodiversity, reclamation strategies, solution models, colloids, solid phase interactions, structural classification of silicates, ion exchange, redox reactions, acids and bases in soils, salinity, erosion processes, field moisture dynamics.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1202 or CHEM 1207.
Note: This course can not be used as a General Science Option.