ENVS 2221 - Water Pollution and Surface Water Analysis

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

A study of the sources, transport, effects and fates of chemicals in surface waters. Topics include industrial effluents, the nature and composition of surface waters, the principles of water pollution control, aquatic environmental chemistry. Emphasis will be placed on water quality analysis: pH, acidity, alkalinity, hardness, residual chlorine, chloride, sulphate, dissolved oxygen, BOD, field sample preservation. Field trips will be arranged involving sampling procedures and field recording of data for chemical and physical water quality parameters.

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