Academic Calendar 2023/2024 - Biogeochemistry of the Anthropocene

CHEM 4516  Biogeochemistry of the Anthropocene

Prerequisites:

One of: CHEM 2506, GEOG 2126, GEOG 3397, BIOL 3397, GEOG 4326

Antirequisites:

BIOL 4516, GEOG 4516, ENSC 5516

Hours:

3 hours per week

Credits:

3

Description:

Students explore the cycling, transport and fate of nutrients, carbon, and contaminants in surface and groundwater systems. Humans are disrupting nutrient and carbon cycling on ecosystems at various scales. Students focus on the physical and chemical processes in natural waters, as well as how wetlands, landscape disturbances, and climate change impact water quality. This course is also offered as BIOL 4516 and GEOG 4516.

This course can be taught together with ENSC 5516 Biogeochemistry of the Anthropocene, with undergraduate students being subject to different assignments and evaluation criteria than graduate students.



Nipissing University
100 College Drive, Box 5002, North Bay, ON, Canada  P1B 8L7  Tel: 705.474.3450 | Fax: 705.474.1947 | TTY: 877.688.5507
nuinfo@nipissingu.ca

© Nipissing University 2015DisclaimerPrivacyAccessibility