CEE 697z

Fall 2014

Detailed Schedule[1]

 

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Date

Day

L#

P#

Lecture

Homeworks

Reading

Notes[2]

3 Sep

W

 

 

Pre-course period

 

 

 

5 Sep

F

1

1

I. Introduction

·         Course overview & administration

 

 

 

8 Sep

M

2

2

II. Natural Organic Matter

·         Measuring NOM

 

 

10 Sep

W

No Class – DAR travel day

 

12 Sep

F

3

3

·         Isolating NOM

 

 

 

15 Sep

M

4

4

·         Origins of NOM I

 

 

 

17 Sep

W

No Class – DAR travel day

 

19 Sep

F

5

5

·         Origins of NOM II

 

 

 

22 Sep

M

6

6

·         Partitioning and use of XAD resins

 

 

Ran

24 Sep

W

7

7

·         Characterization of NOM I

 

 

 

26 Sep

F

8

8

·         Characterization of NOM II

 

 

 

29 Sep

M

9

9

·         NOM and DBPs

 

 

Prof El Sayess

1 Oct

W

10

10

·         NOM Charact. & Mass Spec

 

 

 

3 Oct

F

11

 

·         Metal oxides & NOM

 

 

Arianne

6 Oct

M

12

12

III. Fracking Contaminants & Oil Surfactants

 

Rassil

8 Oct

W

13

13

·         Fracking: it’s not so bad

 

 

Chris

10 Oct

F

14

14

·         Surfactants & bioremediation

 

 

Kristie

13 Oct

M

No Class – Columbus Day

 

14 Oct

Tu

15

 

·         Infiltration of Hg compounds in GW systems

 

 

Ryan; Monday schedule

15 Oct

W

16

16

IV. PPCPs and Estrogens

·         Intro

 

 

 

17 Oct

F

17

17

·         Examples, Sources

 

 

 

20 Oct

M

18

18

·         Occurrence (WW & rivers)

 

 

 

22 Oct

W

19

19

·         Behavior in Natural Systems

 

 

 

24 Oct

F

20

20

·         Bio-removal of estrogens

 

 

Camilla

27 Oct

M

21

21

·         Analysis of PPCPs and EDCs

 

 

Dr. Ikuma

29 Oct

W

22

22

·         Case Studies (Assabet, etc)

 

 

Prof. Srinivasan

31 Oct

F

23

 

·         Occurrence & Photochemical Transformation of PPCPs in Taiwan

 

 

Dr. Angela Yu-Chen Lin

3 Nov

M

24

24

·         Adsorption of PPCPs

 

 

Soon-Mi

5 Nov

W

25

25

·         Oxidation of PPCPs by AOPs

 

 

Shreya

6 Nov

Th

26

26

·         Structure Activity Models

 

 

Makeup class

7 Nov

F

27

27

V. Cyanotoxins

·         Introduction & occurrence

 

 

 

10 Nov

M

28

28

·         Chemical analysis & treatment

 

 

 

12 Nov

W

No Class – Tuesday Schedule

 

14 Nov

F

29

29

·         qPCR method

 

 

Kristie

17 Nov

M

30

30

·         Control in Water Treatment

 

 

 

19 Nov

W

31

31

·         Ecology of HABs

 

 

Rachael

21 Nov

F

32

32

·         WQ Modeling of HABs

 

 

 

24 Nov

M

33

33

VI. Hydrophobic Toxics

·         Intro to PCBs

 

 

 

26 Nov

W

No Class – Snow Day

 

Thanksgiving Break

1 Dec

M

34

34

·         Modeling PCBs in lakes I

 

 

 

3 Dec

W

35

35

·         PCB Sorption

 

 

 

3 Dec

W

36

36

·         HOC volatilization, etc.

 

 

9AM makeup

 

 

Final EXAM  @ ??

 

 

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[1] Tentative, subject to change; if necessary extra classes may be scheduled at 2:30 one either Tu, Th or F.

[2] Lecturer is Dave Reckhow unless otherwise indicated; others include registered students, non-regustered PhD students (prof for a day) and visitors