The purpose of this course is to provide a hands-on introduction to the chemical interactions that shape our environment, and to the chemical problems in the environment. Efforts in the area of "Green chemistry" as a way of eliminating or remediating these problems will be among the topics discussed.PowerPoint Presentations
- Better Living Through "Environmental" Chemistry (large file...slow to open)
- Introduction to Spectroscopy
- Notes on Beer's Law
- Nitrates in Our Waters
- Water Quality
Laboratory
- Safety in the Laboratory
- Keeping the Lab Book
- Laboratory Equipment Review
- Water Chemistry Investigation
- The Visible Spectrum
- Beer's Law Experiment
- AAS Analysis of Lead in Paint Chips
- AAS Analysis of Sediment from College Lake
- Colloidal Suspension Clarification Experiment
Class Assignments
Pictures
Student PowerPoint Presentations 2004
