Water Quality
Chemistry
ESR/CE 410/510
Course Topics and Reading Schedule - Winter
2009
|
Week |
Day |
Topic |
Reading
(Drever unless otherwise noted) |
Problem Set |
|
1 |
M W |
Intro;
Terminology and Units; Thermodynamics & Equilibrium I Thermodynamics
& Equilibrium II |
<CLICK
TO DOWNLOAD> |
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|
2 |
M W |
Carbonate
chemistry: CO2, Alkalinity, titrations Carbonate
titrations, cont’d; CaCO3 sol’y |
Ch
3: 50-58 |
This
week try these practice problems from CE/ESR479: Work
them first then check: Turn
in YOUR solutions (right or wrong). The “grade” will be just a “check” that
you did it. |
|
3 |
M W |
MLK,
Jr. Holiday: NO CLASS Conservation
principles, species vs. components;
“Tableau” organization of problems |
|
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4 |
M W |
Conservation
principles: Vminteq tutorial Complexation &
Hydrolysis |
NOTE: Course
Packet of Readings Now at Bookstore |
VMINTEQ
Software Download Site |
|
5 |
M W |
Solubility:
PO4 and Sulfide solids Case
Study: Phosphate Mining and Production |
Online
Reading Download |
P-Set 4 Due M 2/9 P-Set 5 Due M 2/16 |
|
6 |
M W |
MIDTERM (Study Guide Download) Adsorption
& Surface Complexation |
Ch
5; 87-101 |
|
|
7 |
M W |
Surface
Complexation Part 2 Chemical
Kinetics |
|
P-Set 6 Due M 2/23 |
|
8 |
M W |
Humic Materials
& Metal Complexation Redox 1 |
Ch
6: 107-127 Ch
7: 129-143 |
|
|
9 |
M W |
Redox 2 Redox 3 |
Ch
7: 144-153 Ch
8: 157-174 |
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|
10 |
M W |
Metals,
Chemistry & Biological Systems I Metals,
Chemistry & Biological Systems II |
Ch
9: 175-196 Online
Reading Download |
NO
FINAL EXAM |