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Environmental Management I
ENVR E-101
Environmental Management I (11925)
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John D. Spengler, PhD, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, Harvard School of Public Health. George D. Buckley, MS, Assistant Director of the Environmental Management Program, Harvard Extension School.
Course tuition: noncredit and undergraduate credit $800, graduate credit $1,725.
Fall term:
Wednesdays beginning Sept. 17, 7:35-9:35 pm, Harvard Hall, Room 104. Optional sections to be arranged.
Online and on-campus options. See Distance Education.
Lecture 1 video.
This course examines environmental problems from a local, national, and international perspective. Federal legislation on air pollution, water pollution, drinking water quality, toxic substances, and coastal zones is reviewed. The fundamentals of pollution sources, pathways of transport, measurement methods, mechanisms of toxicity, health effects, and effects on the ecosystem, including acid rain, ozone depletion, and climate change are presented. Control technologies for treating air and water pollutants are studied. A one-day field trip to Cape Cod is scheduled on a weekend in the fall. Additional optional site visits are scheduled during the semester. Prerequisites: high school biology and chemistry. (4 credits)