(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)
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.
CIVE 111 or equivalent
Spring only
3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.