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    Fall Term 2008
     

     Text: "Chemistry Fundamentals: An Environmental Perspective", 2nd Ed., Phyllis Buell, James Girard, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2003

    Aug. 25, MON  Class Orientation - strongly recommended  5:00 - 6:30 PM

    Science Center

    Room TBA

    		 
    Sept. 3
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    Week 1 news    		 TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES  Chapter 1, and p.483-486, 503 .  
     Sept. 10
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    Week 2 news    		  TOPIC 2: INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY Chap 1 cont..
    Chap 3    		 LABORATORY #1: Physical & Chemical Properties of Household Substances  
    Sept. 17
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    Week 3 news    		  TOPIC 3: MORE GENERAL CHEMISTRY OF COMPOUNDS  Chap 4 .  Issue # 1: Should the use of Chlorine be Banned from Chemical Synthesis? 
    Sept. 24
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    Week 4 news    		  TOPIC 4: MINERAL RESOURCES  Chap 2  EXAM # 1  
    Oct. 1
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    Week 5 news    		  TOPIC 5: INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS Chapters - 8, 9, 16, 17 LABORATORY# 2: Combustion, Heat, and Calories  Issue # 2: Should the U.S. build more Nuclear Power Plants?
    Oct. 8
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    Week 6 news    		  TOPIC 6: ENERGY RESOURCES - FOSSIL FUELS

     

    Chap 12

    		LABORATORY # 3: Absorption of Solar Radiation - Greenhouse Effect  
           
    Oct. 15
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    Week 7 news    		 TOPIC 7: ALTERNATE ENERGY RESOURCES  CHAP 13  EXAM # 2 Issue #3: Should the nations of the world commit to specific goals for the reduction of greenhouse gases?
    Oct. 22
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    Week 8 news    		  TOPIC 8: THE ATMOSPHERE AND REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION  Chap 11 LABORATORY #4: Acids and Bases in Household Materials  

     Oct. 29

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    Week 9 news

    Oct. 31 Last Day to Drop Course

    		 TOPIC 9: GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS  Chap 11 cont.

     

     

    		 Issue # 4: Should the Use of Methyl Bromide be Banned as an Ozone
    Depleting Substance?
    Nov. 5
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    Week 10 news    		  TOPIC 10: WATER RESOURCES  Chap 10 LABORATORY # 5: Pollution Dilution
    Nov. 12
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    Week 11 news    		  TOPIC 11: SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION  Chap 10 cont.  EXAM # 3  Issue # 5: Drinking vs. Bottled Water? or Chesapeake Bay Case Study
     Nov. 19
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    Week 12
    news    		  TOPIC 12: SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL  Chap 19 LABORATORY # 6: Properties, Classification, and Recycling of Plastics.  
    Dec. 3
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    Week 13 news
    Two weeks to complete    		  TOPIC 13: TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL Chap. 19 cont.
    Chap 18    		   Issue # 6B: A Civil Action - Case Study of a Trial involving chemicals in water causing cancer.
    Dec. 12
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    Week 14 news    		  Class Evaluation      FINAL EXAM