College of Chemistry Course Guide

CIVE C116 /ESPM C128 - Chemistry of Soils (3 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

Chemical mechanisms of reactions controlling the fate and mobility of nutrients and pollutants in soils. Role of soil minerals and humus in geochemical pathways of nutrient biovailability and pollutant detoxification. Chemical modeling of nutrient and pollutant soil chemistry. Applications to soil acidity and salinity.

Prerequisites

CIVE 111 or equivalent

Spring only

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide