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Courses with Argentine Students - Year 6 2008
Environmental Chemistry

90
Language Level: Advanced
Environmental Chemistry
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
University of Belgrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Course Description

Area of Study

Natural Sciences

Hours & Credits

90

Hours of Instruction

6

Semester Credit Units

9

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Advanced
Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Overview

Chemistry in the natural environment. The chemistry of water and water pollution. Springs, their composition and regulation. Chemical equilibriums in springs. Open systems. Chemistry of air. Air pollution. Photo-chemical processes and reactions of radicals in the atmosphere. The ozone layer. Pesticides and analyzing their residues. Soil chemistry. Mechanisms of degradation and decontamination. Demonstrations and analytical chemistry for environmental pollution. Technology and preserving the environment.