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PLSC 439 - Plant-Contaminant Interactions

Credit(s): 3
PLANT-CONTAMINANT INTERACTIONS
Component: Lecture
Explores how organic and inorganic contaminants interact with plant rhizospheres and roots and consequently follow pathways ranging from contaminant degradation to plant toxicity. Applications to food safety, pesticide development, and phytoremediation will be discussed.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: PLSC 204 , and CHEM 101  and CHEM 131  or CHEM 103  and CHEM 133 .
General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2B: Communicate Orally GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5C: Reason Scientifically