Unit

School Of Science And Health

Environmental GeochemistryWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300614.2

Discipline: EARTH SCIENCES

Student Contribution Band: 2

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Equivalent Units
14525 - Environmental Geochemistry

Prerequisite
300224 Chemistry 1 OR 300225 Chemistry 2

About this Unit
This unit covers composition of ocean, ground and surface waters and their interactions with the atmosphere, rocks, soils, sediments and man-made pollutants; transfer of dissolved material between environments and detection and control of toxic waste materials; environmental quality criteria, field assessment and sampling and modelling of selected environmental systems.