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ENVI   201 INTRO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS              Credits 4.00  Fall 99
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
The chemical, physical, and biological components of the natural
environment as resources and their utilization and interaction in
environmental control technology.
Also offered as Heal 201.
A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM ML*251   Ward, Calvin                   *CURRENT ENR: 22
001 W       02:00PM-05:00PM ML*251   Ward, Calvin                   *CURRENT ENR: 22

ENVI   306 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & SUSTAINABLE D Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Examination of emerging trends toward sustainable development and global
environmental protection: international treaties on management of the
oceans, global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity and development
patterns; impact of trade treaties such as NAFTA and GATT.
Limited Enrollment.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM SS*106   Blackburn, James               *CURRENT ENR: 22

ENVI   401 INTRO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY            Credits 4.00  Fall 99
Principles and significance of measurements used to assess environmental
quality.  Hands-on measurements of both classical titration, etc., and
modern instrumental methods of measuring pollutant concentrations.
Prereq- Chem 101 and 102.
001 TTH     08:00AM-09:15AM ML*251   Tomson, Mason                  *CURRENT ENR: 17
001 TH      02:30PM-05:30PM ML*251   Tomson, Mason                  *CURRENT ENR: 17

ENVI   403 PRINCIPLES OF ENVI ENGINEERING           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Fundamental principles of water and wastewater treatment systems and
their application to the design and operation of treatment plants.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM ME*123   Garg, Sanjay                   *CURRENT ENR: 25

ENVI   434 CHEMICAL TRANSPORT AND FATE IN THE ENVIR Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Principles of mass balance, chemical partitioning, transport, and
transformation in surface waters, ground waters, and the atmosphere.
Prereq- Basic Physics, Chemistry, Math.
001 MWF     04:00PM-05:15PM ML*254   Hughes, Joseph                 *CURRENT ENR: 32

ENVI   490 SPECIAL STUDY AND RESEARCH               Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Open to environmental science or engineering majors with permission of
chairman.  Written thesis required.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 1

ENVI   506 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND SUSTAINABLE Credits 3.00  Fall 99
As a graduate course, one additional paper will be required.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM SS*106   Blackburn, James               *CURRENT ENR: 1

ENVI   511 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Study of the principal chemical and physical processes affecting trace
gases and particles in the atmosphere.  Overview of the atmospheric
transport, transformation and dispersion of air pollutants on the urban,
regional and global scale; atmospheric photochemistry and tropospheric
ozone formation; influence of meteorology on air polution; stratospheric
chemistry and global climate change; interactions between gases and
particles; characterization, chemical compositon and size distributions
of atmospheric particles.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM ML*254   Fraser, Matthew                *CURRENT ENR: 2

ENVI   518 GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY                   Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Ground water hydrology, hydrogeology, well mechanics, hydraulics.
Contaminant transport in aquifier systems, numerical models, and ground
water remediation.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM ML*254   Bedient, Philip                *CURRENT ENR: 8

ENVI   590 M.E.E. AND M.E.S. SPECIAL STUDY AND RESE Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Independent investigation of a specific topic or problem in
environmental engineering under the direction of a selected faculty
member.  Preparation of a formal report and oral presentation of results
are required.
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

ENVI   601 SEMINAR                                  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Continuing seminar on environmental research.
001 T       03:30PM-04:30PM ML*254   TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 10

ENVI   635 ADV TOP:WATER CHEMISTRY                  Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Formal lecture and assigned reading in topics such as redox kinetics and
thermodynamics, absorption and desorption, and the associated
mathematics.  An advanced topics course.
001 TBA     TBA                      Tomson, Mason                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

ENVI   640 ADV TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPROCESS E Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Topics include biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds, methods of study
biotransformation processes and design of bioremediation systems.
Prereq- Envi 536 or permission of instructor.
001 TBA     TBA                      Hughes, Joseph                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

ENVI   651 M.S. RESEARCH AND THESIS                 Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 7

ENVI   800 PH.D. RESEARCH AND THESIS                Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 6

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