CSS 6690 - Organic Matter - Soils, Sediments, and Waters

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: CSS 2600 and CHEM 3570-CHEM 3580 or equivalent.

J. M. Duxbury.

Discussion of current concepts on the chemical nature, dynamics, and properties of natural organics and organo-mineral associations in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Includes a modeling project of soil carbon dynamics in natural or agricultural ecosystems.