Table 1.

Tentative Course Schedule. Lecture topics, case studies and laboratory experiments are tightly coupled to facilitate student learning.

Wk.	Topic	Case Study	Laboratory
0	Course Introduction
1	Labor DayIntro. to Env. Chem.	The Obligation to Endure	1: Safety and Scientific Method
2	Air Quality	Bear Trouble	2: Air Quality Models and Intro. to pH
3	Introduction to Water Quality	Regulating Triclosan	3: Water Quality and Contamination
4	Water Quality and Treatment	PCB Transport in the Arctic	4: Sampling Surface Water
5	Water Quality of Groundwater	Sulfolane	5: Surface Water Analysis
6	Marine Water Quality	Ocean Acidification	6: Marine Water and Ocean Acidification
7	Contaminant Transformations EXAM1	none	7: Contaminant Partitioning
8	Weathering and Soil Formation	Permanent Permafrost	9: Weathering and Soil Formation
9	Metals and Inorganic Contaminants	Pebble Mine	10: Soil Quality and Contamination
10	Environmental Microbiology I	Coliforms in Antarctica	8: Microbial World
11	Environmental Microbiology II	Biodegradation of Oil	11: Biodiversity and Biomagnification
12	Ecological Interactions Thanksgiving	Bioaccumulation in the Arctic	No lab
13	Forrest Fires and Ecological Succession	Glacier Bay Succession	Group work on presentations
14	Climate Change in the Arctic	Climate Change Data	14: Energy Sources and Climate Change
15	EXAM2 3:15–5:15 pm Final Exam- Student Presentations