Link to the Outline for 375:518 Principles of Environmental Science in PDF format. (You can download/print if you wish.)
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2 - Ecology vs. Environmental Science: Distinctions and Similarities *
4 - Biogeochemistry 1: Structure *
6 - Biogeochemistry 3: the Lithosphere
8 - Biogeochemistry 5: the Biosphere (Taxonomy, Evolution)
13 - Soil - loss, conservation*
15 - Toxicology, Bioassay - reality checks *
17 - Mid Term
19 - the Energy problem (alternatives)
20 - the El nino/ENSO problem
22 - the Global Warming problem
23 - the Water Supply problem
24 - the Population Problem
25 - the Conservation of "our" ecosystem? (Sustainability?)
26 - Final Exam
-- READ (Please use the secure server URL):
Sanpat,P. 2000. Groundwater Shock. World Watch 13(1)10-22.
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16:375:518 Principles of
Environmental Science
Dr. K. I. Keating, Prof. I
Dept. Environmental Sciences
kkeating@rci.rutgers.edu
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CALENDAR
"Lecture" Topics (Tentative-15 CD sets)
Lectures can be broken into three categories
I. The Structure of the Global Ecosystem
II. Identification and examination of environmental damage
III. Global problems - currently exceeding the carrying capacity of our system
I. The Global Ecosystem -These topics are unlikely to undergo major changes. (4+ mtgs)
1 - Introduction to the course. its structure, and its purpose
II. Identification and examination of environmental damage - some changes may occur in
this list from year to year as topics are reordered and combined. (4 mtgs)
3 - Maps! The basic structure of our world in human terms
5 - Biogeochemistry 2: the Atmosphere
7 - Biogeochemistry 4: the Hydrosphere *
9 - Population Biology - Carrying Capacity - Why we will not continue "as is". *
10 - History of Environmental Law and Policy
III. Global environmental problems - the list of known environmental problems of global,
11 - Agricultural problems - Biodiversity
12 - Trace elements: toxics, minerals, nutrients *
14 - Forests - loss, silvaculture
16 - Risk assessment - reality vs. emotion
or carrying capacity, impact is likely to increase as the years pass; thus, substitutions are
anticipated as topics are reordered and combined. (7 mtgs and exam)
18 - the Waste problem (solid waste, sewage)
21 - the Ozone problem
* Probable discussion emphasis
http://www.earthsummitwatch.org/cleanwater.html
Drinking water does not equal "water" nor does it even equal "freshwater". It must be "relatively"
free of contaminants,
biological or chemical, and it must be AVAILABLE.
MIDTERM
FINAL