All ecosystems on earth depend on water; but the supply of fresh; clean water is limited and endangered. In this course; students study the water cycle and how humans interact with this limited resource. Emphasis is placed on practical activities (measurement and analysis of water) and contemporary environmental issues threatening our water supply; including oceanic dead zones; anthropogenic pollution in precipitation; impacts of over withdrawal of groundwater (e.g. subsidence; sinkholes) and effects of climate change on water availability.
ENVS 106: The Water Planet
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Degree Attributes
CLAS: (F-III) Science/Society,
CoB: Natural Science