Mar 14, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

CHEM 290 - Environmental Chemistry

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHEM 132 with a minimum grade of “C-” or CHEM 142 with a minimum grade of “C-“
A one-semester course covering the basic principles of aquatic chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, and the chemistry of the geosphere. Topics include energy and the environment, water pollution, water treatment, air pollution, photochemical smog, global warming, the ozone hole and an introduction to “green” chemistry. Offered spring semester, odd years.