CHE 431/ENS 447:

Environmental Chemistry

Spring 2001

TR 4:00-5:40 pm, HSB 302

Instructor:

Dr. Keenan E. Dungey

Office:

HSB 312

Office Hours:

3:30-4:30 Mon

Phone:

206-7345

Email:

dungey.keenan@uis.edu

Fax:

206-6162

Course Description

This course is intended to introduce several important, current environmental issues from a chemical perspective.  This will include both chemical reactions and descriptive coverage of each topic. 

Expectations

I expect that you will make every effort to attend class and come prepared to join in the discussion, having read the assigned chapter.  Homework problems will be assigned to correlate with the material being covered during the term.  This homework will not be collected, but doing the assigned problems will prepare you for the tests.

Required Text

Environmental Chemistry, C. Baird, 2^nd ed., Freeman, 1999.

Additional books are available on reserve in the library.  Occasional handouts will be made available.

Course Requirements

A general level of chemistry knowledge (such as from a college-level General Chemistry course) is required.  Additional chemistry will be reviewed as needed.

Class participation is encouraged and will impact your grade.  There will be three in-class tests and a term paper.  We will take three field trips during the semester (dates and times to be mutually determined).

The paper topic is of the student’s choice, but it must be related to the field of environmental chemistry.  Topics must be approved by me on or before March 1.  An outline and bibliography will be due April 5.  The final draft is due by May 3.  Further criteria will be provided.

Grading

Your grade for this course will consist of your accrued scores from the tests, paper, pop-quizzes, and class participation.  Extra credit assignments may be provided during the course.

The point distribution is as follows:

Test 1 (2/13)     100

Test 2 (3/8)       100

Test 3 (5/10)     100

Paper                100

Quizzes              20

Participation     _20

total                   440

Help

Please come and see me in my office, HSB 312, to discuss any questions you have about the class material.  You can also call or send me an e-mail. 

1

1/16, 18

Introduction/The Atmosphere

Stratospheric Chemistry

Chapter 2

2

1/23, 25

Stratospheric Chemistry, cont.

3

1/30, 2/1

Tropospheric Chemistry

Chapter 3

4

2/6, 8

Tropospheric Chemistry, cont.

5

2/13, 15

 Global Warming

Chapter 4

Test 1: Tues, Feb 13

6

2/20, 22

Energy 

Chapter 5

7

2/27, 3/1

Fossil Fuels

Topic due Thurs, Mar 1

8

3/6, 8

The Hydrosphere

Chapter 8

Test 2: Thurs, Mar 8

9

3/13,15

Spring Break—no class

10

3/20, 22

Water Chemistry

Water Purification

Chapter 9 

11

3/27, 29

Heavy Metals

Chapter 7 (selections)

12

4/3, 5

Waste Water Treatment

Outline due Thurs, Apr 5

13

4/10, 12

Basic Toxicology

Insecticides

Chapter 6  

14

4/17, 19

Herbicides 

Toxic Organic Chemicals

Structures 

15

4/24, 26

Soil Chemistry

Chapter 10

16

5/1, 3

Waste Management

Paper due Thurs, May 3

17

5/8, 10

Recycling

Test 3: Thurs, May 10