ENVS4450: Pollution of Lakes and Rivers
CALENDAR
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Week |
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Exercise |
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| 1 |
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There is no substitute for water | |
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Basics |
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How long is long? |
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3 |
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Sediments: an ecosystem's memory |
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| 4 |
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Retrieving the sedimentary archive and establishing the geochronological clock |
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5 |
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Reading the records stored in sediments |
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Environmental Change |
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The paleolimnologists Rosetta Stone | |
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7 |
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Acidification: finding the 'smoking gun' | |
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8 |
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Metals, technological development and the environment | |
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9 |
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Persistant organic pollutants |
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Pollutant Case Studies |
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| 10 |
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Mercury - 'the metal that slipped away' | |
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11 |
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Eutrophication: the environmental consequences of over fertilization | |
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12 |
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Erosion: tracking the accelerated movement of materials from land to water | |
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13 |
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Greenhouse gas emissions and a changing atmosphere: tracking the effects of climatic change on water resources | |
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Ozone depletion, acid rain, and climatic warming: the problems of multiple stressers | |
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15 |
No Class |
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