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Case
studies provide experience in applying the fundamentals explored
in this class to authentic, complex geologic systems impacted
by human activities.
Aerial
photo of the San Francisco Bay delta. The USGS is monitoring
the quality of the San Francisco Bay. Photo courtesy of the
USGS
Toxic Substances Program.
We coneptualize
the Earth as a system, focusing on specific suficial systems
such as soils, sediments, groundwater, lakes, wetlands and
estuaries. In
particular, we will explore the use of a reductionist approach
to the understanding of these complex systems.
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