Water Quality Chemistry

ESR/CE 410/510

Course Topics and Reading Schedule - Winter 2009

LINK to COURSE SYLLABUS

Week

Day

Topic

Reading (Drever unless otherwise noted)

Problem

Set

1

M

 

 

W

Intro; Terminology and Units; Thermodynamics & Equilibrium I

 

Thermodynamics & Equilibrium II

Ch 1, all

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Ch 2: 15-35

 

 

 

P-set 1

SOLN SET 1

2

M

 

 

 

W

Carbonate chemistry: CO2, Alkalinity, titrations

 

 

Carbonate titrations, cont’d; CaCO3 sol’y

Ch 3: 41-49

CO3 CLASS NOTES

>More Class Notes

 

Ch 3: 50-58

This week try these practice problems from CE/ESR479:

Practice Problems

Work them first then check:

Problem Solutions

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

 

 

Online Reading Download

 P-set 3

 

Data for PS-3

SOL’N SET 3

4

M

 

W

Conservation principles: Vminteq tutorial

 

Complexation & Hydrolysis

NOTE: Course Packet of Readings Now at Bookstore

 

Online Reading Download

VMINTEQ Software Download Site

 

5

M

 

W

Solubility: PO4 and Sulfide solids

 

Case Study: Phosphate Mining and Production

Online Reading Download

 

Online Reading Download

PO4 Background

PO4 Process Diagram

Phosphogypsum Disposal

P-Set 4 Due M 2/9

 

P-Set 5  Due M 2/16

6

M

 

W

MIDTERM (Study Guide Download)

 

Adsorption & Surface Complexation

MIDTERM SOLUTION SET

 

Ch 5; 87-101

 

 

Lecture Notes

7

M

 

W

Surface Complexation Part 2

 

Chemical Kinetics

 

 

Online Reading Download

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

FINAL PROJECT

DUE Wed 3/11

 

ADVICE on Redox in Vminteq

 

Info On Chromium

10

M

 

W

Metals, Chemistry & Biological Systems I

 

Metals, Chemistry & Biological Systems II

Ch 9: 175-196

 

Online Reading Download

NO FINAL EXAM