Recent advances in reuse, recovery, minimization and treatment of hazardous wastes as well as legislation and regulation of hazardous waste management and treatment. Biochemistry, energy conservation in microorganisms under aerobic, nitrate reducing and anaerobic conditions, and contaminant biodegradation in the environment. Mathematical models describing movement and fate of pollutant discharges and other substances in natural systems. Role of models in planning and management of environmental systems. Mathematical programming models are used to examine alternative management strategies, including direct regulation, charges, and transferable discharge permits with respect to multiple objectives, such as cost, equity, and certainty of outcome.
Emphasis is on surface and groundwater applications, with some attention to atmospheric application.
Methods of modeling water resources systems are examined. Multiobjective methods and methods for generating alternative solutions are discussed in detail. CE 784 Ground Water Contaminant Transport. Introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological processes which control transport and disposition of pollutants in the subsurface. Studies of stormwater management in urban areas emphasizing quantitative problems in flooding, sedimentation and water quality.