Course Description: This course will teach students the fundamental concepts involved in assessing the fate and transport of pollutants in air, water, and soil. We will apply our knowledge of chemistry, physics, and biology to understand contaminant reactivity, retention, transformation, and movement in the environment. Emphasis will be placed on developing simple models that apply the fundamental governing principles of fate and transport to examine the bigger picture of emerging pollutants in the environment.

Course Learning Objectives:

• Understanding physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms involved in the transport of chemicals introduced in air.
• To be able to calculate transport (diffusive and advective) of pollutants.
• Understanding equilibrium vs. non-equilibrium phenomena and chemical distribution between phases.
• To be able to apply simple models for pollutant transport in air, water, and soil.