ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOLOGY SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
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WEEK |
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DATE |
TOPICS |
READING (Montgomery:
M) |
LAB TOPICS/ VIDEOS (Note complete reading before lab) |
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1 |
T |
1/30 |
Introduction |
M: Ch. 1, |
1/31 Introductions; Lab Safety Measurements & Units Population |
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Th |
2/1 |
Environmental Geology & Planning; |
M: Ch. 19 |
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2 |
T |
2/6 |
Hazards
& Risks
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M: Ch. 20 |
2/7 What do Environmental Geologists Do? Guest Speaker: Eric Cathcart Field Trip: tour of current project sites & environmental lab |
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Th |
2/8 |
Soil |
M: Ch. 11; |
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3 Case Study A, B |
T |
2/13 |
Streams & Flooding |
M: Ch. 6; |
2/14 Phase I
Site Assessments - Background Research - Topographic, Geologic, Hydrologic Research - Regulatory Review Planning Meeting
w/ Fred Rocha |
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Th |
2/15 |
Mass Wasting |
M: Ch. 8; |
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4 Case Studies C, D |
T |
2/20 |
Coastal Hazards |
M: Ch. 7 |
2/21 Phase I Site Assessment Project - Data Collection -
Historical and Regulatory Review |
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Th |
2/22 |
Hurricanes & Tsunamis |
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5 |
T |
2/27 |
Midterm Exam 1 |
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2/28 Phase I Site Assessment Project -
Follow-up -
Report Preparation |
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Th |
3/1 |
Earthquakes & Faults |
M: Ch. 4 |
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6 Case Studies E, F |
T |
3/6 |
Earthquake engineering |
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3/7 Field Trip: Flooding & Seismic Hazards in San Diego Reading: Xeroxed article |
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Th |
3/8 |
Guest Speaker |
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7 Case Studies G, H |
T |
3/13 |
Discussion of natural disaster logs |
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3/14 Preparation for the Salton Sea/ Imperial Valley Field Trip |
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Th |
3/15 |
Water Supply and Use |
M: Ch. 10 |
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Fri-Sat |
3/163/17 |
FIELD TRIP |
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3/16-3/17 |
SALTON SEA/ IMPERIAL VALLEY |
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8 Case Study I |
T |
3/20 |
Water Resources in
California Cadillac Desert 2 |
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3/21 Field Trip: Landslides in San Diego |
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Th |
3/22 |
Cadillac Desert 3 |
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9 |
T |
3/27 |
Cadillac Desert 4 |
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3/28 NO LAB: COMP FOR FIELD TRIPS |
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Th |
3/29 |
Exam 2
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4/2-4/9 |
EASTER BREAK NO CLASSES |
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10 Case Studies J, K |
T |
4/10 |
Groundwater pollution and
treatment |
M: 16 |
4/11 Principles of Hydrology (cont.) |
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Th |
4/12 |
Guest Speaker
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11 Case Study L |
T |
4/17 |
Waste Management |
M: 15 |
4/18 Water Quality |
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Th |
4/19 |
Baja field trip preview |
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Sat-Sun |
4/21-4/22 |
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Field
Trip: Northern Baja California |
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12 Case Studies M, N |
T |
4/24 |
Waste Management (cont.) |
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4/25 Field Trip: Sewage Treatment Plant (Xeroxed article) |
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Th |
4/26 |
Mineral Resources |
M: 12 |
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13 Case Studies O, P |
T |
5/1 |
Energy & the Environment |
M: 15 |
5/2 Field Trip: Landfill (Xeroxed article) |
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Th |
5/3 |
Energy & the Environment |
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14 |
T |
5/8 |
Guest Speaker |
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5/9 Salton Sea Conference & Presentations |
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Th |
5/10 |
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Th |
5/17 |
FINAL EXAM |
8:00 Ð 10:00 AM |
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