HWRS204

036448

This introductory course on water quality issues in the environment will address relevant topics like, How safe is your drinking water? What are natural versus human-made sources of contamination in the environment? What might the environmental consequences be of major disasters (e.g. BP oil spill)? Students will gain an understanding of what water is made of (i.e. what's dissolved in water), what controls water quality, standards and regulations, basic water quality measurements, and major water quality problems it the environment, focusing on current events.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

GE - T2-NATS (Tier 2 Natural Sciences)