EARS 34 Earth’s Biogeochemical Cycles

This course is a survey of biogeochemical interactions among Earth’s crust, oceans, and atmosphere, including perturbations due to human activities. Particular attention is given to carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur biogeochemical cycles and the role of these cycles in applied environmental challenges including, for example, greenhouse warming of atmosphere from carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons and the effects of inorganic and organic wastes in the marine and aqueous systems.

Instructor

Leavitt

Prerequisite

CHEM 5 or 10 (may be taken concurrently) and one course from EARS 1-9 exclusive of EARS 7.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SCI

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Offered

• Spring