Subject:
Geology
Credit units:
3
Offered:
Term 1 only
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 2 Practicum/Lab hours
College:
Arts and Science
Department: Geological Sciences
Description
This course will provide students with an understanding of theory, practice and methods in organic geochemistry. The course will focus on the origin and distribution of organic matter in the environment, and its fate in natural and engineered environments. Topics will include carbon biogeochemistry, origin and characteristics of natural organic matter, organic matter in the rock record, molecular biomarkers, evolution of organic compounds in petroleum and contaminated sites, and analytical tools. Course content will centre around applications of organic chemistry in the study of earth history, economic geology, and natural and contaminated environments.
Prerequisite(s): Any one or more of the following courses are recommended as prerequisites for this course: GEOL 226.3, GEOL 229.3, CHEM 115.3, CHEM 146.3, CHEM 221.3, SLSC 313.3, EVSC 220.3, ENVE 201.3, or by permission of the instructor. .
Note: This course is primarily intended as an upper level elective for geology majors, but students from other disciplines without one of the prerequisites who are interested in taking this course are welcome to contact the instructor to discuss if their background is suitable. Additional assigned readings may be required to ensure these students attain the requisite geoscience background to succeed in the course.
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