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SCIE 305 Environmental Studies Data Interpretation
This class is an environmental chemistry course which will introduce students to: chemistry sampling and research methods; heavy metals; pesticides; nuclear power; CFCs/the ozone layer and also climate change. This class will have a Chicago emphasis to it and a strong laboratory component that will allow students to learn water, soil and plant techniques as well as toxicology, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and climate change modeling.