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No specific textbook is used for this course, but numerous topical handouts are provided from the recent literature and other materials including:

Schwarzenbach, René P., Philip M. Gschwend, and Dieter M. Imboden. Environmental Organic Chemistry. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 2002. ISBN: 9780471350538.

Israelachvili, Jacob N. Intermolecular and Surface Forces: With Applications to Colloidal and Biological Systems. 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780123751812.

Adamson, Arthur W., and Alice P. Gast. Physical Chemistry of Surfaces. 6th ed. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN: 9780471148739.

Garrett, Reginald H., and Charles M. Grisham. Molecular Aspects of Cell Biology. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1994. ISBN: 9780030075971.