Math Review

Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

ENV U6220:

Instructor: Patrick Louchouarn; Fanny Ennever

Teaching Assistant: Federico Barrai; Nicole Predki

Title	Date	Lecture ppt	Labs		Complementary Readings
Chemistry 1 Introduction - Structure of course “Double Standards in Public Policy: Acknowledging the burden on science in decision-making”	June 2	Intro Science Lect 1	Math Review	Math
Chemistry 2 General Chemistry Concepts Mass Balance – Solutions - Sorption	June 09	Lect 2	Sediment and contaminant dispersion	Lab 1a Lab 1b
Chemistry 3 pH, Acid Rain	June 16	Lect 3	Alkalinity-pH Scientific Inquiry	Lab 2 Alka-Data	AcidRain(HBRF) 1990CAA Drought-pH Climate-pH
Chemistry 4 Atmospheric Pollution	June 23	Lect 4a Lect 4b	Historical Trends in Urban Atmospheric Pollution	Lab 3 Pb Rise&Fall Pb-Inner Cities	Car Culture
Chemistry 5 Aquatic Media: NOM and Eh: Power of Ecosystems Metal Speciation	June 30	Lect 5a Lect 5b	Contaminant Modeling in a Reservoir	Lab 4	As in Bangladesh I As in Bangladesh II Hg in the Envt
Chemistry 6 Nutrients, Wastes, and Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems O₂ vs BOD	July 7	Lect 6	Preparation of Final Project	Project Prep
Toxicology 1 Overview of Human Health Risk Assessment	July 14	Lect 7	Quantitative Analysis – Uncertainty in Hazard Identification	Lab 5 Lab Reading	Lect Reading 1 Lect Reading 2 Lect Reading 3
Toxicology 2 Regulatory Toxicology and Dos-Response Assessment	July 21	Lect 8	Availability, Scope, Interpretation of Regulatory Toxicology	Lab 6	Lect Reading 1
Toxicology 3 Basic Exposure Assessment	July 28	Lect 9	Exposure Assessment	Lab 7 Lab Reading	Lecture Reading
Toxicology 4 Risk Characterization and Risk Management	August 04	Lect 10	Risk Characterization	Lab 8 Data	Lecture Reading 1 Lecture Reading 2
Toxicology 5 Risk Perception and Communication	August 11	Lect11	Communication about Risk among Stakeholders	Lab 9 Role Playing	Lecture Reading

Note: Further reading material can aid in the comprehension of this course. Consult: Williams, I. (2001) "Environmental Chemistry: A Modular Approach", and Hemond and Fechner-Levy (2000) "Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment".