CEE 6590

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CEE 6590
Partitioning and Transformation of Organic Contaminants in Environmental Systems

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course examines the major physical and chemical processes affecting the transport, fate, and treatment of organic chemicals in aquatic systems, including volatilization, sorption/attachment, diffusion, and transformation reactions. The emphasis is on anthropogenic legacy chemicals and chemicals of emerging concern such pharmaceuticals and personal care products. The course examines the relationships between chemical structure, properties, and environmental behavior. Equilibrium and kinetic models based on these principles are used to predict the fate and transport of organic contaminants in the environment.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CHEM 2090 and CHEM 1570, or permission of instructor.

Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2022SP, 2019SP, 2017SP

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18603 CEE 6590   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Helbling, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person