Course Schedule
last updated 11/18/08

Week
Week of
Lecture Topic
Reading
1
Aug 18
  1. Introduction: Overview of Environmental Modeling  Ch. 1.1-1.3, 1.7
2
Aug 25
  2. Regulated Chemicals and Risk Assessment  Handouts
3
Sep 1
  Risk Assessment (cont.)
 3. Chemical Reaction Kinetics
 Ch. 1.6, 2.6, 2.7
4
Sep 8
  Kinetics (cont.)  
5
Sep 15
  4. Compartmental Modeling
 5. Advection/Dispersion Modeling

  Ch. 1.3, 2.4
 Ch. 1.4-1.5; Ch 2.2.1 pp. 73-79; Ch. 3.2.5 pp. 228-237
6
Sep 22
  Advection/Dispersion (cont.)
7
Sep 29
   Midterm Exam (covers material through Topic 4, Compartmental Modeling)
 Advection/Dispersion (cont.)

8
Oct 6
  6. Equilibrium Partitioning of Organic Chemicals and the Partitioning Approach
 7. Equilibrium Partitioning of Organic Chemicals and the Fugacity Approach
  Ch. 1.8.1-1.8.3; Ch. 3.5.1

 Ch. 1.8.4, Handouts
9
Oct 13
  Fall break
 Fugacity Approach (cont.)
10
Oct 20
  Fugacity Approach (cont.)
8.  Equilibrium Partitioning of Inorganic Chemicals (abbrev.)
Ch. 2.4.1, 2.4.3, Review aquatic chemistry (e.g. ESGN500)
11
Oct 27
  9. Contaminants in Lakes
  Ch. 2.2.2
12
Nov 3
  10. Contaminants in Rivers
  Midterm Exam, 8-10 a.m. (covers material through Topic 7, Partitioning and Fugacity) 		 Ch. 2.2.1 pp. 73-81 (review); Ch. 2.5
13
Nov 10
  Rivers (cont.)
 11. Solute Transport in Groundwater
 Ch. 3.1, 3.2.1, 3.2.5 (review), 3.5
14
Nov 17
  Groundwater (cont.)
15
Nov 24
  12. Meteorology/Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution
Thanksgiving break-no class Wed.
 		Ch. 4.1, 4.2, 4.4
16
Dec 1
  13.  Air pollution (cont.)/Wrap up Ch. 2.3-2.3.1
17
Dec 8
  Final Exam (Wed. Dec. 10, 1-3 pm, room TBA)