| Course Description: Geology, Resources, and the Environment (3 cr.) Earth, its structure, composition, and resources. Mineral and energy resources, their formation and distribution, their supply and demand projections for the future. Water resources and water quality. Environmental impact of resources, nuclear and other waste disposal, geological aspects of earthquake and volcanic hazards. Lecture, 3 hours. (From the NEIU catalog.) |
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