ENVR 4504 — Environmental Pollution

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ADNUpath NDusually offered: springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional

Describes models and methods for predicting fate and transport of organic contaminants within and between environmental media, including molecular diffusion, transport across boundaries, and box models. Uses chemical structure and thermodynamic properties to predict physical processes that control the distribution of contaminants between the atmosphere, fresh and marine surface waters, groundwater, soils, sediments, and biota. Introduces concepts linking environmental chemistry with ecotoxicology, including bioaccumulation, food web models, and risk assessment. Uses case studies and real-world scenarios to illustrate important concepts. Offers students an opportunity to develop the tools and skills necessary to determine the fate of organic chemicals released to the environment.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - CHEM 1161 (min D)
  - CHEM 1214 (min D)
- one of:
  - EEMB 1101 (min D-)
  - ENVR 1101 (min D-)
  - ENVM 115M
  - ENVR 1200 (min D-)
  - ENVR 1400 (min D-)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Spring 2024	1	16	20	80%	4.0
Spring 2026	1	14	25	56%	11.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 100%

Common patterns: TF (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Spring

Loretta Fernandez (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

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