Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

CEVE 402 - CHEM FOR ENVI. ENG. LAB

Long Title: CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE LABORATORY
Department: Civil & Environmental Engr
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Students will design and perform soil and water collection and extractions for trace concentrations of organic compounds and heavy metals. This course covers basic statistics and EPA-certified software for inorganic and organic property estimations needed for data reduction and report writing. Most common measures of water quality are performed by students including pH, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, and spectroscopic methods.