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Elementary algebra or higher or eligibility for transfer-level mathematics

None

Reading proficiency in English

Chemistry Fundamentals:

• Atoms and Chemical Bonding
• Chemical Equations and Reactions
• Solutions
• Organic Chemistry (Hydrocarbons, Functional Groups, Natural and Synthetic Polymers)
• Scientific method:  Benefits and Limitations

Environmental Topics:  Contemporary topics such as: 

• Atmosphere: (Description of the atmosphere ozone hole, smog, Chemical reaction cycles, Chemistry of nitrogen compounds, chemistry of oxygen compounds. Role of the Sun’s radiation)
• Water: (pH, metal and non metals [mercury and arsenic], organic pollutants, radioactivity in water, eutrophication)
• Solids: particle formation and the role of the particles in the atmosphere.

Green Chemistry: Solvents

The laboratory sequence will support the above topics including both qualitative and quantitative experiments and analysis of data.

Experimental topics may include: Acids and Bases, Solvents, Polymers, Photochemistry. Experiments can be based on household materials.

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Apply scientific reasoning in contexts involving chemistry and the environment
2. Use chemical theories, principles, and models, in conjunction with the scientific method, to analyze environmental phenomena involving chemistry and society
3. Critique the benefits and limitations of applying the scientific method to problems in the analysis of environmental phenomena involving chemistry
4. Explore contemporary environmental topics independently
5. Ability to conduct chemical experiments and evaluate the results

Examinations
Homework
Lab work
Portfolios
Projects
Written papers and/or reports
Quizzes

Environmental Chemistry, Collin Baird, W.H. Freeman

Environmental Chemistry, Manahan, CRC Press

Principles of Environmental Chemistry Girard, Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Materials from the ACS Green Chemistry Institute (available on the web) http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content

http://greenchem.uoregon.edu/gems.html