ENVS 3321 - Water Pollution and Surface Water Analysis

(3 credits) 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab

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 upon 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: Chemistry 2209, 3357 or equivalents or consent of the department.