Syllabus
for Environmental Science
(Fall 2004)
| Teacher: Karl M. Chauff | Office Hours: MTWF 1300 - 1500 |
| Office: 206 MW | Optional Book: Natural Hazzards |
| Phone: 977-3143 | by E. A. Keller and R. H. Blodgett |
| E-mail: Chauff@eas.slu.edu | (Do not used the address published in the phone directory.) |
| Test Dates: | Test
dates for the first three tests will be determined by class vote.
If you must miss a test, please see me as soon as possible to schedule a make-up examination.
The fourth test is given at the time and on the date scheduled for
the final. |
| Test Material: | You
will be tested only on the material covered in lecture.
The final examination is
not
cumulative. Before each test
you will be given a study sheet listing all of the major terms and
concepts covered on the test. Example
of a previous examination are posted at : http://www.eas.slu.edu/People/KChauff/index.html. |
| Attendance: | If
you miss class, it is your responsibility to obtain copies of the notes
for that day. Notes are also
posted at: http://www.eas.slu.edu/People/KChauff/index.html. |
| Grading: | Grades
are determine from the cumulative points from the four examinations using
a relative grading scale derived from the cumulative scores of all students
in the class. |
| Incomplete: | If
you are unable to finish the course and wish to receive an incomplete
(I), you must see me and
complete the required paperwork before final
grades are submitted. Failure
to do this will result in your automatically receiving either an AF
(absent failure) or F in the course.
If you receive an incomplete, you will have up to one year to
complete the missing work to receive a grade in the class.
After one year, the incomplete automatically becomes an F and can
not be changed. |
| Disabilities | |
| Cheating/Plagiarism |
| Week | Topic | Book Pages |
| 1 | Introduction | 2 - 29 |
| Extraterrestrial Impact Hazard | ||
| Atoms, Ions, Chemical Compounds | ||
| Impact Hazard Mitigation | 314 - 337 | |
| 2 | Earth’s Geologic Structure and Related Environmental Hazards | |
| Magnetosphere - Protection from Solar Wind and Radiation | ||
| Location of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions | ||
| 3 | Volcanic Environmental Hazards- Lava, Gases, Pyroclastic Debris | 68 - 101 |
| Predicting Volcanic Eruptions and Mitigation of their Dangers | ||
| 4 | Earthquakes - Cause, Nature, Measuring and Prediction | 30 - 67 |
| Earthquake Hazards - Destructive Shaking, Liquefaction, Tsunami | 235 - 240; 258 - 263 | |
| Buildings and Earthquakes, Mitigation of Hazards | ||
| End of Material for Test 1 | ||
| 5 | Soil and Erosion | |
| Causes, Hazards, Reduction ; Land Usage, Desertification | ||
| 6 | Water - Streams, Flooding | 102 - 139 |
| Stream Characteristics, Channel Types, Parts of a Flood Plane | ||
| Flooding - Causes, Measuring and Effects | ||
| Flood Prediction and Control | ||
| 7 | Water - Groundwater |
|
| Occurrence, Flow, Amount, Recovery and Uses | ||
| Changes in the Water Table; Springs, Relationship to Surface Flow and Over-usage | ||
| Groundwater Pollution - Causes, Types, Recognition, Mitigation, and Prevention | ||
| 8 | Mass Movements (Landslides) | 140 - 171 |
| Controlling Factors, Types, Hazards and Prevention | ||
| End of Material for Test 2 | ||
| 9 | Subsidence, Compaction and Collapse | 172 - 195 |
| Defined, Causes, Hazards and Prevention | ||
| 10 | Atmospheric Hazards - Acid Rain, Global Warming? | 266 - 289 |
| Acid Rain - Defined, Causes, Hazards, Prevention, Mitigation | ||
| Global Warming? - Defined, Causes, Hazards, Prevention, Mitigation | ||
| 11 | Atmospheric Hazards - Ozone Depletion, Air Pollution (Smog), Radon Gas | |
| Ozone Depletion - Defined, Causes, Hazards, Prevention, Mitigation | ||
| Smog - Types, Causes, Hazards, Prevention, Mitigation | ||
| Radon Gas - Defined, Causes, Hazards, Mitigation | ||
| 12 | Atmospheric Hazards - Severe Weather: Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Northeasters | 196 - 223 |
| Tornado - Defined, Causes, Hazards, Mitigation | ||
| Hurricane - Defined, Causes, Hazards, Mitigation | 232 - 234; 254 - 258 | |
| Northeasters - Defined, Causes, Hazards, Mitigation | ||
| 13 | Coastal Environments and Wetlands |
|
| Coastal Processes, Features, Erosion, Problems Created by Rising Sea Level | 224 - 232; 240 - 254 | |
| Man Made Structures and the Coastal Environment | ||
| Wetlands - Defined, Types, Environmental Significance, Hazards and Protection | ||
| End of Material for Test 3 | ||
| 14 | Waste Disposal and Recycling | |
| Introduction, Types of Wastes- Biodegradable, Recyclable, Others | 312 - 316 | |
| Solid Wastes, Methods of Disposal, Landfills, Hazards, Methane Recovery | 317 - 323 | |
| Liquid Wastes: Nontoxic - Sewage - Outhouses, Septic Systems, Sewage Treatment | 323 - 328 | |
| Toxic - Methods of Disposal: Incineration, Injection, Storage | ||
| Radioactive Wastes - Low and High Level Wastes; Problems of Long-term Storage | ||
| 15 | Dangers of Contaminants in the Environment | |
| Exposure, Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification | ||
| Population Problem - Limits of Natural Resources, Urban Concentration Factor | ||
| Managing Environmental Problems | ||
| End of Material for Final Examination |
The
above list is the proposed sequence in which material will be covered.
It is unlikely that we shall complete all of the material in great
detail, given the time provided.
Class Notes and Files: