Date Text (pages) [probs] Subject 1/13 Ch 1 (3-21) [1b,3] Physics and Chemistry of Ozone Layer
1/15 Ch 1 (21-35) [5,7,9] Steady State in Atmospheric Reactions Ch 3 (161-164) Catalytic Processes of Ozone Destruction Systematics of Stratospheric Chemistry
1/22 Ch 1 (36-61) [11,13,15] The Ozone Hole and Other Sites of Depletion The Chemicals that Cause Ozone Destruction
1/27 Ch 1 Quiz Ch 2 (66-93) [1,3] Urban Ozone: The Photochemical Smog Process Prob Set 1
1/29 Ch 2 (93-106) [7,9,11] Acid Rain Ch 3 (156-161) Oxidation of Atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide
2/3 Ch 2 (106-135) [5,10.12] Particulates in Air Pollution Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollutants Indoor Air Pollution 2/5 Book Report Ch 3 (139-149) [1] Principles of Reactivity in the Troposphere Troposheric Oxidation of Methane 2/10 Prob Set 2 Ch 3 (149-157) [3,5] Photochemical Smog: Oxidation of Reactive Hydrocarbons Photochemical Smog: Fate of Free Radicals
2/12 Test 1 Chapters 1-3
2/17 Ch 4 (166-190) [1,3,5,7] The Mechanism of the Greenhouse Effect The Major Greenhouse Gases Atmospheric Residence Time
2/19 Ch 4 (190-215) [9.11] Other Greenhouse Gases Climate-Modifying Effects of Aerosols Global Warming to Date
2/24 Ch 5 (220-249) [1,3,5] Climate Change Predictions, Consequences, & Controls 2/26 Ch 4 Quiz Ch 7 (307-337) [1,3,5] Toxic Organic Substances Prob Set 3 Organochlorine Pesticides Accumulation of Organochlorines in Biological Systems Principles of Toxicology The Distribution of Environmental Pollutants
3/2 Ch 7 (337-355) Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticides Ch 8 (358-393) [1,3] Herbicides Dioxins and PCBs Health Effects of Dioxins, Furans, and PCBs
3/4 Ch 8 (393-415) [7,9,11] Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Other Toxic Organic Substances of Concern Environmental Estrogens Long-Range Transport of Atmospheric Pollutants
3/9 Article Review Ch 11 (516-542) [1,3,7] Toxic Heavy Metals Mercury Lead
3/11 Ch 11 (542-557) [9,11] Cadmium Arsenic Chromium 3/23 Prob Set 4 Lecture notes Chemistry of Natural Waters Henry's Law 3/25 Prob Set 5 No Class (Dorm Move out), PS5 Due Mar 27
3/30, 4/2 Ch 9 425-442) [1,9] Chemistry of Natural Waters Oxidation-Reduction Processes PS6 Due Apr 3 4/6, 4/8 Ch 9 (442-459) [3,5,7] Chemistry of Natural Waters Acid-Base Chemistry in Natural Waters Ion Concentrations in Natural Waters and Drinking Water PS7 Due Apr 10
4/13 Ch 10 (463-494) [1,3,5,11] Purification of Polluted Waters Water Disinfection Ground Water: Supply, Chemical Contamination, Remediation
4/15 Article Review Ch 10 (494-511) [7,9,13] Chemical Contamination & Treatment of Wastewater & Sewage Modern Wastewater and Air Purification Techniques Article Review Due Apr 17
4/20 Ch 13 (626-651) [1,3] Radioactivity and Radon Gas Nuclear Energy
4/22 Ch 6 (252-295) Renewable Energy, ALternative Fuels, Fuel Cells PS8 Due Apr 24 4/27 No Class, Research Paper Preparation
5/4 Research Paper Due