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24ESPM
4601 Fall
2008 1:55
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Bor. Hall Schedule
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Date |
Class period |
Assignment Due Dates |
Reading |
Lecture topic |
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Wednesday |
3-Sep |
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Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 |
1. Soil composition and soil pollution |
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Friday |
5-Sep |
2 |
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Chapter 5 |
2. Review of soil biology |
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Monday |
8-Sep |
3 |
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Chapter 3 and 6 |
3.Water and transport of contaminants-Part
1. Plan for Field trip |
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Wednesday |
10-Sep |
4 |
First problem set |
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Water and transport of contaminants-Part 2. Dr. Brandy Toner |
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Friday |
12-Sep |
5 |
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Water and transport of contaminants-Part 3.- Dr. Brandy Toner Dr. Brandy Toner |
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Monday |
15-Sep |
6 |
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Text Chapter 7; Baird Chapter 5 and appendix
3 |
4. Xenobiotic Chemicals in the Environment Part
1. Dr. Brandy Toner |
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Wednesday |
17-Sep |
7 |
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Xenobiotic
Chemicals in the Environment Part 2. Dr. Brandy Toner |
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Friday |
19-Sep |
8 |
Second problem set |
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Xenobiotic
Chemicals in the Environment -Part 3. Dr. Brandy Toner |
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Monday |
22-Sep |
9 |
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Waste Management issues in Minnesota Prof Thomas Halbach |
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Wednesday |
24-Sep |
10 |
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International Trade in Toxic Waste Prof Thomas Halbach |
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Friday |
26-Sep |
11 |
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Chapter 8 |
5. Biological processes and the fate of contaminants-Part 1. |
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Monday |
29-Sep |
12 |
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Biological processes and the fate of
contaminants-Part 2. Plus: Bioscreen first order decay |
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Wednesday |
1-Oct |
13 |
Third problem set |
Chapter 13 |
6. Toxicology Part 1 |
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Friday |
3-Oct |
14 |
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Toxicology Part 2 |
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Monday |
6-Oct |
15 |
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Chapter 14 |
7. Risk assessment-Part 1 |
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Wednesday |
8-Oct |
16 |
First Midterm |
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Risk Assessment Part 2 |
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Friday |
10-Oct |
17 |
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Risk Assessment Part 3 |
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Monday |
13-Oct |
18 |
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MPCA risk based worksheet and cleanup of
soil contaminants |
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Wednesday |
15-Oct |
19 |
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Chapter 18 |
8. Pollution of surface waters 1 |
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Friday |
17-Oct |
20 |
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8. Pollution of surface waters 2 |
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Monday |
20-Oct |
21 |
Fourth problem set |
Chapters 26, 27 and 28 |
9. Municipal wastes and water
treatment 1 |
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Wednesday |
22-Oct |
22 |
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9. Municipal wastes and water
treatment 2 |
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Friday |
24-Oct |
23 |
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Chapters 26 and 27 |
10. Agricultural pollution: Fertilizer and
manure |
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Monday |
27-Oct |
24 |
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Background to field trip |
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Wednesday |
29-Oct |
25 |
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Chapter 10 and 16 |
11. Pesticides and other chemical
pollutants- Part 1. |
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Friday |
31-Oct |
26 |
Field Trip |
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Metro Council sewage treatment plant:
Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant, 3750 Plant Road, Eagan, Minnesota
55122. |
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Monday |
3-Nov |
27 |
First Paper due |
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Pesticides and chemical pollutants Part 2 |
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Wednesday |
5-Nov |
28 |
Fifth Problem set |
Chapter 25 |
12. Solid and Haz Waste. Part 1 |
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Friday |
7-Nov |
29 |
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Gary Elsner guest speaker |
Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Incident Response Program |
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Monday |
10-Nov |
30 |
Second Midterm |
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Midterm |
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Wednesday |
12-Nov |
31 |
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Solid and Haz Waste. Part 2 |
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Friday |
14-Nov |
32 |
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Chapter 13 |
13. Regulations |
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Monday |
17-Nov |
33 |
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Chapter 12 |
14.
Environmental monitoring-Part 1 |
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Wednesday |
19-Nov |
34 |
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Environmental monitoring-Part 2 |
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Friday |
21-Nov |
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Chapters 17 and 19 |
15. Remediation- Part 1 |
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Monday |
24-Nov |
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6th problem set |
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Remediation-- Part 2 |
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Wednesday |
26-Nov |
36 |
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Field trip |
University Hazardous Waste Facility |
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Friday |
28-Nov |
37
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Thanksgiving |
Holiday |
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Monday |
1-Dec |
38 |
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Assigned Readings |
16 Natural attenuation Part 1 -
Bioscreen -Instantaneous Reaction Model |
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Wednesday |
3-Dec |
39 |
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Natural
Attenuation Part. 2 |
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Friday |
5-Dec |
40 |
7th problem set |
Mark Ferrey MPCA |
Natural
Attenuation -Part 3 |
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Monday |
8-Dec |
41 |
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Poster presentation of paper 4. |
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Wednesday |
10-Dec |
42 |
Second paper and poster |
Last day of class |
Review |
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Saturday |
13-Dec |
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Final Exam |
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm 375 Borlaug Hall |
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