GE 250 Environmental Geology (Fall: 4)
Prerequisite:
GE 132
Corequisite:
GE 251 Lab
The surficial environment and the geological processes of the earth will
be examined in some detail. Man's influence on and alteration of these processes
and environment will be emphasized. Specifically pollution as it affected
the surface water, ground water, the ocean, and atmosphere will be studied.
The problems of waste disposal as well as mineral and energy development
will be analyzed. Some of the legal implications of man's actions and reactions
to the problems and processes of the environment will be discussed. Two
one-hour and fifteen minute lectures plus a two-hour laboratory per week.
Rudolph Hon
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