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| SOIL 4500 |
Soil Reclamation |
3 |
| Provides in-depth information on causes of soil degradation (both natural and man-made) and rehabilitation procedures. Offered spring semester |
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| SOIL 5050 |
Principles of Environmental Soil Chemistry |
3 |
| Introduction to common chemical processes occurring among solid, liquid, and gas phases in soil systems. Emphasis placed on chemistry of arid land soils. Prerequisites: CHEM 1110 or higher, MATH 1050 or higher. Also taught as SOIL 6050. Offered spring semester of odd years. |
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| SOIL 5550 |
Soils and Plant Nutrient Bioavailability |
3 |
| Description of forms, transformations, and movement of plant nutrients in soils. Discussion of factors affecting nutrient supply, both qualitatively and quantitatively, for nutrient elements essential for plant growth.Also taught as SOIL 6550. Prerequisites: SOIL 3000; CHEM 1110 or 1210. Offered spring semester |
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| SOIL 5560 |
Analytical Techniques for the Soil Environment |
2 |
| Analysis of chemical and biological soil characteristics. Results interpreted for soil fertility, land use, and environmental remediation. Graduate credit requires a paper reviewing analysis of element or compound class. Prerequisite: SOIL 5050/6050 or 5550/6550 (may be taken concurrently), or instructor’s permission. Offered spring semester |
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| SOIL 5750 |
Environmental Quality: Soil and Water |
2 |
| Senior capstone course for Environmental Soil/Water Science (ESWS) major. Students analyze current soil and water environmental quality problem(s), formulate remediation or mitigation plans, and present findings in oral and written reports. Prerequisites: SOIL 5130 and two 5000-level Soil courses. Offered spring semester. |
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| SOIL 6190 |
Salt-affected Soils |
2 |
| Emphasis on chemistry of salt-affected soils. Topics include carbonate chemistry, cation exchange, and reclamation of sodium and salt-affected soils. Exploration of effects of sodium accumulation on soil hydraulic conductivity and the biochemistry of salt and potentially toxic elements. Offered spring semester of even years. |
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| SOIL 6200 |
Biogeochemistry of Terrestrial Ecosystems |
3 |
| Inputs, outputs, and cycling patterns of major nutrients. Emphasis on mechanisms for transformations, factors influencing process rates, and the impacts of management and global change on nutrient cycles and air and water quality. Prerequisites: BIOL 1620, SOIL 3000, CHEM 2300 or 2310, or permission of instructor. Also taught as BIOL 6200 and WILD 6200. Offered fall semester of odd years. |
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| SOIL 6720 |
Chemistry of Arid Land Soils |
3 |
Chemical equilibria and kinetics of arid land soils. Special emphasis on solubility
relationships of soil minerals and on carbonate chemistry. Offered spring semester of even years. |
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| SOIL 7200 |
Soil Interfacial Processes and Reactive Transport |
3 |
| Course divided into two blocks. Subject matter for first block is soil electrochemistry and surface chemistry. Second block applies material from first block to system in which transport limits reaction time. Offered spring semester of odd years. |
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