Introduction to modeling the transport and transformation of contaminants in the environment. Nature of environmental pollutants. Intermediate contaminant transfer: equilibrium analysis. Kinetics of intermediate pollutant trnsfer. Transport fundamentals. Overview of numerical methods in environmental modeling. Overview of probablistic methods and tools for modeling. Models of transport in air. Models of transport in soil and groundwater. Models of trnasport in surface water. Atmospheric transformation and loss processes. Modeling chemical transformation in water. Exposure and risk assessment. Tolls for evaluation, analysis, and optimization of environmental models.

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