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Teaching Environmental Surface Chemistry (Soil 8110) - Spring 2009
Course Description - A lecture-discussion-workshop course on Environmental Surface Chemistry. From the syllabus: "The chemical reactivity of iron oxyhydroxide and manganese oxide minerals in low-temperature environments – from soils to deep-sea hydrothermal plumes – dictates the concentration of trace elements in natural waters. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful tool that may be used to understand mineral structural properties and surface-associated trace element speciation at the molecular-level. Participants will gain skills to:
Textbook/Materials - Sposito 2004. The Surface Chemistry of Natural Particles. Oxford University Press; Marcus, M. A., Westphal, A. J., and Fakra, S., 2008. Classification of Fe-bearing species from K-edge XANES data using two-parameter correlation plots. J Synchrotron Rad. 15, 463-468. Soil Chemistry and Minerology (Soil 5311) - Co-taught with Professor Bloom Spring 2008. Next offering Fall 2009. Course Description - Soil 5311 applies the tools of chemistry to understanding of the origin and identification of crystalline soil clay minerals; the structure of soil organic matter; and chemical processes in soil including solubility, adsorption/desorption, ion exchange, oxidation/reduction, acidity, and alkalinity. This is a lecture based course with weekly problem sets, a research paper and presentation, and in-class activities.
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