CIEG 630 - Water Quality Modeling (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3

WATER QUALITY MODELING
Component: Lecture
Water quality modeling and criteria. Application to lakes, streams, and estuaries. Dissolved oxygen, BOD, nitrification. Eutrophication: carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and silica mass balances; chlorophyll, primary production and dissolved oxygen; Toxic chemicals: PCBs, PAHs, toxic metals: partitioning theory, organic carbon normalization; coupled water column- sediment models.
Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: MATH302 or MATH351.

Course Typically Offered: Spring