Class Notes

Examinations

	There will be three equal-weighted take-home examinations.
	Students will have at least one week to prepare answers for the examinations.
	The examinations will be handed out in class and posted on this site.
	2007's First Examination
	*2007's Second Examination*
	*2007's Third (and Final!) Examination*

Older Examinations

	2003's First Examination
	2003's Second Examination
	2003's Last Examination
	2001's First Examination
	2001's Second Examination
	2001's Third Examination
	2000's First Examinations
	2000's Second Examination
	2000's Third Examination

Trade Secrets

Link to Bill Moyers "Trade Secrets" web pages on PBS

Link to response from the American Chemistry Council

Class Notes

Chapters 21 through 24 will be referred to throughout the semester. Students should read these chapters as the subject matter is covered in lecture. Selective reading may be assigned to help prepare the students for examinations.

	Students may want to read Chapters 25 and 26 to freshen their knowledge of general and organic chemistry.
	Several of the overheads used in the first lecture may be found at the World Resources Institute web site.
	U.S. EPA's water toxics list with sources and health consequences. This is an excellent supplement to the water pollution chapter.

Overheads

	Water acidity
	Carbon dioxide and carbonic acid; natural water pH
	Water alkalinity
	Chemical equilibrium basics (web-based tutorial from Chemistry 3600, Quantitative Chemical Analysis)
	How to calculate and use the "a" fractional distributions (also from my Chemistry 3600 course)
	pH dependent CO₂ solubility
	pH dependent alkalinity
	Oxidation/Reduction and pE
	Biological Carbon Decomposition
	Hazardous Waste Transport in Ground Water

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