Unit

School Of Natural Sciences

Environmental GeochemistryWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 14525.1

Discipline: EARTH SCIENCES

Student Contribution Band: 2

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Prerequisite
300224 Chemistry 1 AND 300225 Chemistry 2

About this Unit
This unit covers composition of ocean, ground and surface waters and their interactions with the atmosphere, rocks, soils, sediments and man-made pollutants; transfer of dissolved material between environments and detection and control of toxic waste materials; environmental quality criteria, field assessment and sampling, related laboratory work and modelling of selected environmental systems. A three-day field excursion is undertaken.