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ENSC-3634: Physics of Pollution

Description: Physical processes that control the fate of pollutants in our land, air, and water resources. Types and sources of pollutants, physical processes in the soil-water-atmosphere continuum controlling the dispersion and deposition of pollutants, the movement of pollutants, including radionuclides, by surface and subsurface water flow in soils, and physics of disturbed soils.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: CEE-4144, ENSC-4864

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.28 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 29.62%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.51%

Ryan D Stewart202344.6%35.1%18.3%0.7%0.7%0.6%3.225
Spencer T Patrick202478.2%15.7%3.1%3.1%0.0%0.0%3.611

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W