EA 103L KS - Soils and Society w/Lab

Soils are dynamic biological, chemical, and physical environments that have profoundly influenced human health and society. This course provides an overview of soils and the ways in which they define habitats, cycle water and carbon, support infrastructure, sustain agriculture, record paleoclimate, and exemplify the challenges of sustainable environmental management. Laboratory sessions will provide experience describing, sampling, and analyzing soils and conducting field work for environmental, biological, geological, agricultural, and other applications.
 

Prerequisite(s): BIOL043L KS  and BIOL044L KS ; or BIOL042L KS  and BIOL044L KS ; AND CHEM014L KS  and CHEM015L KS ; or CHEM029L KS , or CHEM042L KS ; OR one laboratory course in environmental science or geology (e.g. EA 030L KS  , EA 055L KS , GEOL020 PO etc.) AND one additional EA course; OR permission of the instructor.

 

 
Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Every other year


This course information is from the 2023-2024 Scripps Catalog. View this catalog.
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