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AQUATIC CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS

SPRING 1998

Instructor: Dr. Mirat D. Gurol, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng. Rm. 421D
Phone: 594-0391; Fax: 594-0512; E-Mail: mgurol@mail.sdsu.edu
Office Hours: T 11:00-12:00; W 5:00-6:00 P.M.; TH 11:00-1:00.

Text: Water Chemistry by V.L. Snoeyink and D. Jenkins, John Wiley & Sons, 1980.

WeekDateTopicAssign.
1Jan 27Properties and composition of water Ch. 1
1Jan 29Methods of expressing concentrationsCh. 1
2Feb 3Chemical equilibriumCh. 3
2Feb 5Solubility and Henry’s LawCh. 3
3Feb 10Chemical kineticsCh. 2
3Feb 12Reaction mechanismsCh. 2
4Feb 17Acid base chemistryCh. 4
4Feb 19Mass and charge balanceCh. 4
5Feb 24pC-pH diagramsCh. 4
5Feb 26Distribution diagramsCh. 4
6March 3MID-TERM I
6March 5Carbonate chemistry in closed systemsCh. 4
7March 10Carbonate chemistry in open systemsCh. 4
7March 12Alkalinity in natural watersCh. 4
8March 17Coordination chemistryCh. 5
8March 19Complex stability Ch. 5
9March 24Complexation with humics and NTACh. 5
9March 26Precipitation and dissolution kineticsCh. 6
10March 31Solubility productCh. 6
10April 2Iron oxidesCh. 6
11April 14MID-TERM II
11April 16Calcium carbonateCh. 6
12April 21Phosphate chemistryCh. 6
12April 23Oxidation-reduction reactionsCh. 7
13April 28Electron activity and pECh. 7
14April 30pE-pC diagramsCh. 7
14May 5Iron chemistryCh. 7
14May 7Chlorine chemistryCh. 7
15May 12CorrosionCh. 7
15May 14Review

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