Overview of pertinent
federal and state regulations. Fundamentals
of solid/hazardous waste generation,
management, treatment and disposal.
Emphasis on the modeling aspects
of the fate and transport of hazardous
waste in the environment. Discussions
of assessment planning, waste minimization,
effective management of waste material,
and the application of treatment
and disposal technologies.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6309
Fundamentals
Of Air Quality And Pollution Control
3(3-0)
Description
Classification of
air pollutants by the Clean Air
Act and its amendments. Fundamental
theories of air pollution and atmospheric
science. Air pollution meteorology,
atmospheric dispersion modeling,
and an introduction to air quality
models. Control technology of gaseous
air pollutants, process design variable
applications.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6315
Fundamentals
Of Water Quality Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
Overview of pertinent
regulations and regulatory infrastructure.
Introduction to fundamental principles
of water supply and pollution control.
Characterization of water quality
and its relationship to quantity.
Development and application of analytical
methods for modeling and modifying
water quality and in natural and
engineering systems.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6319
Chemical
Principles Of Environmental Engineering
Design
3(3-0)
Description
Discussions and applications
of chemical principles in disinfection,
air pollution, geochemistry, and
aquatic, microbial, redox, and coagulation
chemistry in systems design for
environmental engineering. Introduction
to chemical computer models for
environmental applications. An overview
of the biogeochemistry of natural
water systems and the chemistry
of the atmosphere.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6329
Environmental
Monitoring And Measurements
3(1-3)
Description
An integrated experience
in developing and designing laboratory
experiments and field sampling campaigns,
acquiring and analyzing high quality
data for understanding environmental
phenomena, and presenting experimental
results using state-of-the-art communication
tools. Emphasis is also on project-oriented,
team-based projects that promote
collaborative learning.
Prerequisites
EVEN 6354
Environmental
Regulations And Policy
3(3-0)
Description
Overview of federal and state regulations
for the protection, and international agreements
for the protection of human and environmental health.
Legal, social, political and economic patterns and
processes, which set the stage of the development
of environmental policy. Impacts and interactions
of environmental regulation and policy on the design
and implementation of environmental management systems
in the public and private sectors. Discussion of
environmental ethics and interactions with the environmental
engineering profession and with the formulation
of environmental regulations and policy.
Prerequisites
EVEN Central Office: 700 University Blvd.
MSC 213 Kingsville, TX 78363 | Phone: (361) 593-3046 | Fax: (361) 593-2069
