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GEOLOGY 412      Geology And Hazardous Waste Management
Nature sources and characterization of hazardous waste; collection, transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes. Fundamentals of toxicology and risk assessment. Application of geologic principles and methods in the assessments and remediation of abandoned hazardous waste sites and contaminated aquifers. Review of selected case histories. Experts from government and private organizations will be invited to deliver guest lectures. An out-of-town field trip to a hazardous waste site is required. Prerequisites: GEOLOGY 325, GEOLOGY 342, and GEOLOGY 350 or permission of the instructor.
Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences
Department: Geosciences
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