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Decks in this class (23)

1. Intro Lecture
What is ld50,
What are some characteristics whi...,
What is the central paradigm of t...
6  cards
2. Intro to Ecotoxicology
What is ecotoxicology,
What is a chemical,
What is a contaminant
41  cards
3. Environmental Disasters & Persistent Problems
What is the dilution paradigm,
What is nymby,
What is the boomerang paradigm
47  cards
4. Metals
What are pops,
Where do pops circulate and accum...,
What is the dirty dozen
33  cards
5. Organics
What are organic contaminants,
What is the origin of organic con...,
What is a hydrocarbon
37  cards
6. Emerging Contaminants
What are emerging contaminants 2,
Why were some chemicals not consi...,
Why did we not know that these em...
12  cards
7. Source & Fate
How do pollutants enter the ecosy...,
Natural sources of pahs polycycli...,
Anthropogenic sources of pahs 3
37  cards
8. ADME & Biomagnification
What does adme stand for,
What is absorption,
What are types of absorption 5
47  cards
9. Molecules to Populations
What are ecologically relevant me...,
How are ecologically relevant mea...,
How can we link the different lev...
9  cards
10. Risk Assessment
What is an environmental risk ass...,
What does an era encompass,
What does a retrospective environ...
17  cards
2. Microbiology 101
Types of organic pollutant degrad...,
Types of abiotic mechanisms,
Types of
27  cards
3. Microbiology 101 part 2
What are the two cell types,
Main difference,
Key properties of prokaryotes 3
14  cards
4. Bioenergetics
What is atp loosely,
What are the two sets of reaction...,
What does tea stand for
77  cards
5. Biogeochemical cycles
What is biogeochemical cycling,
What is an important characterist...,
What are the three main biochemic...
11  cards
6. Biodegradation and Water Pollution
Sources of organic pollutants 8,
Types of organice pollution 11,
Contaminants associated with the ...
53  cards
7. Biodegradation Pathways
Mineralization,
Biotransformation,
Cometabolism
17  cards
8. Bioremediation Treatments
Les grandes lignes of bioremediat...,
Btex,
Ppm
56  cards
9. Marine Oil Spills
Are there natural seeps of oil in...,
Benefit of natural oil seeps into...,
What are the two types of ocean h...
37  cards
10. Halogenated pollutant biodegradation
What are halogenated organic mole...,
Are halogenated compounds hard to...,
What determines the biodegradabil...
21  cards
11. TCE Bioremediation Case Study
What is tce,
What is pce,
Tce contaminated quifer in savann...
23  cards
12. Waste Water Treatment
What is waste water,
Why do we need to treat waste water,
What contaminants can be found in...
62  cards
13. Drinking Water Treatment
What is so bad about bottled water 5,
Drinking water purification 3,
Pathogens found in water types 3
35  cards
14. Biosolids, Eutrophication, and Marine Dead Zones
What is sewage sludge,
What are biosolids,
What treatments can be done to se...
46  cards

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