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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: CSES-3114 and (MATH-2016 or MATH-2024) and PHYS-2206

Required By: CEE-4144, ENSC-4864

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 19

Average GPA: 3.18 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 32.35%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.12%

Naraine Persaud201344.0%29.1%19.9%5.6%1.4%0.0%3.069
Ryan D Stewart202344.6%40.4%11.8%0.7%0.4%2.1%3.2910

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