Environmental protection legislation. Engineering applications of physical, chemical, and biological unit processes for removal of impurities and pollutants. Integrated design of treatment systems. Students apply ecosystem concepts to current environmental and water quality problems and learn field methods in field trips and a team project.
Laboratories illustrate concepts examined in lectures.
Fundamental physical and chemical transformations affecting the fate and transport of organic contaminants in natural and treated waters. I in the block diagram . One of two required capstone courses for the Environmental and Water Resources option. Fundamentals of microbiology, biochemistry and microbial ecology in the context of civil, environmental, and geotechnical engineering applications. Sources and prevention of air pollution using various control technology.