Instructor:Professor Barb Dutrow,
Room 203 Howe-Russell Building (Old
Geology) Office hours: 2:30-3:30 W or by appointment
E-mail: dutrow@lsu.edu
Phone: 225-578-2525
Text: Reading materials for the course
assembled through a may be purchased from
additional reading assignments from the literature.
Reading assignments should
be completed prior to class.
Required
Materials: Two 3-ring binders; one for class notes, one
for environmental articles
Evaluation: Critical thinking and analysis of material is an
integral portion of this class. In class participation,
preparation for discussion materials, assignments, and
contributes to the overall grading scheme.
Class evaluation is based on two tests (25% midterm and 25%
final exam), 25% assignedclass
presentations (oral and written) including environmental
reports from the media, 15% quizzes, 10% class
participation. Note: Texting and use of cellular devices is not permitted during
class.
Class
absences should bereported PRIOR to class.
Lecture and Exam Schedule check www.geol.lsu.edu/dutrow/env for
updates
Risk Assessment:
What is it? What are the uncertainties associated with
Risk Management
Discussion of 'rodent studies' and their
role in determining dose-response
RiM 28: Chpt.12; (pg. 361-381), Chpt. 18,
p. 523-542
Reading: Do Rodent studies predict cancer
in humans? in But is it True?
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Energy: Fossil energy, the carbon cycle,
and global warming
NAS
workshop reports: Carbon management; CO2
dilemma Reading: Elements,
2007, v. 3 (Energy: A Geoscience Perspective)
Macfarlane, A."Energy: The Issue of the 21st
Century" p. 165-170 Schrag,
D."Confronting
the Climate - Energy Challenge". p. 171-178
March
5
Geologic
carbonsequestration -
solutions to excess carbon
Elements, 2008, v. 4
Oeklers, E and Cole, D., Carbon Dioxide
Sequestration: A solution to a global problem. p.
305-310. Rubin, E. CO2
catpure and transport. p. 311-318 Benson, S. and Cole, D., CO2sequestration in deep sedimentary basins.
p. 325-332.
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Geologic
carbonsequestration -
solutions to excess carbon
Oelkers et al. Mineral
carbonation of CO2. Elements v4, p333-337.
refer back to:
Macfarlane, A."Energy: The Issue of the
21st Century" p. 165-170
Abdelouas, A. "Uranium Mill Tailings:" p. 335-341.
Bruno, J. and Ewing, R., "Spent Nuclear Fuel". p. 343-349.
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Nuclear Waste: Back End -
Storage/Disposal/Management options
Elements, 2006, v. 2
- (Sat) 8:30-9:30 pm
EARTH HOUR - A global call
for action on climate change. Turn off your lights for one
hour!
(hundreds of millions around the world participate)
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Materials for encasement: storage/adsorption:
Clay minerals, glass, zircon,
what is betafite?
What would you use?
Grambow, B. Nuclear Waste Glasses - How
Durable?. v. 2, p. 357-364 Elements
Ewing (1999)Nuclear
waste forms for actinides.
Proc. Ntl Academy of Sciences, 96(7) 3432-3439.
... "Radioactivity and the 20th Century" in
Mineral.Soc. Am. Reviews in Mineralogy,
vol. 38, P.. Burns and R. Finch (Eds) 1-22.
Wang, et al. (1999) Radiation stability of
gadolinium zirconate: A waste form for
plutonium disposition. J. Materials
Research, 14,4470-4473.
RiM 28: Ch 7, 251-270
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Geologic Repositories; Requirements, types
US solution - Geologic Repository at Yucca
Mtn., NV
But is
it True? A Citizens Guide to Environmental Issues,
A. Widavsky, 1995. Harvard Univ. Press Health Effects of Mineral Dusts,
Reviews in Mineralogy (RiM), vol. 28, Mineralogical Society of
America. Available
from MSA 20% off
with student membership. Geology,
Mineralogy, and Human Welfare, National
Academy
of Sciences Colloquium, v. 96 1999 (PNAS)
(can
be downloaded from the linked site - full text and abstract)
Others for reference or an
interesting read. Silent
Spring, Rachael Carson, 1962, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Boston
(A classic, widely credited with
bringing to light the consequences of chemicals in the
environment- ecology). Environmental Mineralogy,
2000, Eds. David J. Vaughn and Roy A. Wogelius.
EMU Notes in Mineralogy
2. Eotvos University Press, Budapest. The Health
Effects of Chrysotile Asbestos. The Canadian
Mineralogist Special Publication 5.
Mineralogical Association of
Canada (Available from MAC, Dutrow
has copies) An
Inconvenient Truth. 2006. Al Gore. Rodale
Press.
Course OBJECTIVES:
Understand the importance of minerals and geology to society
and to public policy in the US
Be able to critically evaluate articles written concerning
'environmental science'
Develop an understanding of the systems approach when dealing
with societally relevant issues
learn about energy resources, pros and cons
To help instill an attitude of life-long learning and critical
thinking!
Enjoy !!!!!
Students with
disabilities: Louisiana
State
University is committed to providing reasonable
accommodations for all persons with
disabilities. The syllabus is available in
alternate formats upon request. If you are
seeking classroom accommodations under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, you are
required to register with the Disability
Services (DS). DS is located in 115 Johnston
Hall. Phone is 225/ 578-5919. To receive
academic accommodations for this class, please
obtain the proper DS forms and meet with me at
the beginning of the semester.
Code of
Student Conduct: Louisiana
State University is an interactive community in which
students, faculty, and staff together strive to pursue
truth, advance learning, and uphold the highest standards of
performance in an academic and social environment. It is a
community that fosters individual development and the
creation of bonds that transcend the time spent within its
gates.To
demonstrate my pride in LSU, as a member of its community, I
will:
accept
responsibility for my actions;
hold myself and
others to the highest standards of academic, personal, and
social integrity;
practice justice,
equality, and compassion in human relations;
respect the
dignity of all persons and accept individual differences;
respect the
environment and the rights and property of others and the
University;
contribute
positively to the life of the campus and surrounding
community;
and use my LSU
experience to be an active citizen in an international and
interdependent world.
The
continued success of LSU depends on the faithful
commitment by each community member to these, our basic
principles.
Alcohol Policy (PS-67 Illegal Use of Drugs
and Alcohol Misuse): Louisiana
State University is committed to maintaining an
environment which supports the research, teaching, and
service mission of the University. Although the University
respects an employee's right to privacy, the illegal use
of drugs or alcohol within the University community
interferes with the accomplishment of the University's
mission.Louisiana
State Law prohibits the consumption, possession,
distribution, possession with intent to distribute, or
manufacture of drugs described as controlled dangerous
substances in the Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:964; and
other statutes define the illegal possession and/or use of
alcohol.As
such, the Department has reaffirmed the University policy
of alcohol-free and drug-free environment on University
property at all times and in areas and at times and
locations where an assembly of students and faculty would
be viewed as representative of LSU (field trips and field
camp property as both represent LSU).
