Lead Instructor: Dr. Duane Gardiner

Institution: Texas A&M University-Kingsville

e-mail: d-gardiner@tamuk.edu

Instructors:

Dr. Ramble Ankumah

Associate Professor and Coordinator
Environmental Science Program
Department of Agricultural Sciences
Tuskegee University, Albama
rankum@acd.tusk.edu

Dr. Wilbert Odem

Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering
Department of Engineering and Technology
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Wilbert.Odem@nau.edu

Course Description:

ENV 320 is divided into three modules. Module 1 describes the principles of natural science as they pertain to soils. Module 2 addresses the principles and practices of land management. Module 3 exposes students to selected lab procedures important to soils practitioners and to selected case studies involving principles of soil pollution.

Textbook:

Required: R.W. Miller & D.T. Gardiner, 1998. Soils in our Environment, 8^th Edition. Prentice-Hall Publishers, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Problems and/or readings will be assigned throughout the course. The due date for each assignment will be stated at the time the assignment is made. Assignments must be completed on time to receive credit.

Evaluation:

Each module will be evaluated independently from other modules. One exam, worth 100 points, will be given following each of the three modules. Each module will also contain assignments and problem sets worth up to a total of 100 points per module. Grades will be assigned based on points earned as a percentage of total points possible. An "A" grade requires 90%, a "B" 80%, a "C" 70%, and a "D" 60%.

One semester of college-level chemistry.

One semester of college-level algebra.

Module 1 is prerequisite for Module 2.

Module 2 is prerequisite for Module 3.