Environmental Air Quality. Four lectures and one 2-hour lab period. The anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of those environmental factors, arising in or from the workplace, which can cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers or among community citizens. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. The chemical and biological properties, treatment methods, toxicity, proper methods of disposal, and long-term health effects of solid hazardous waste including radioactive waste will be examined.
Attention is focused on regulatory and industrial management of waste.
Environmental Microbiology. 5 hours. Four lectures and one 3-hour lab period. Three lectures and two 2-hour lab periods. In-depth study of microbial life of water and wastewater, domestic and industrial, with scrutiny of current treatment processes. Sampling methods will be demonstrated along with proper storage of samples.