Students will learn about mass and energy balance for reacting and non-reacting environmental engieneering systems under steady state and unsteady state conditions. Fundamentals of momentum, heat and mass transfer as applied in air and water pollution as well as thermodynamic and phase equilibria considerations, contaminant partitioning and transport in air, surface water and groundwater, and chemical reaction kinetics will be explored. Students will be introduced to life cycle analysis, application of ideal continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and plug flow reactor (PFR) concepts in environmental engineering, as well as residence time distribution (RTD) and reactor non-idealities. Students will also participate in a design project. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 2011 and ENVT 2011.  

A quantitative analysis of natural water systems and the development of these systems as a resource. Students will learn the components of the hydrologic cycle, quantitative analysis of stream flow, probability concepts in water resources, reservoir design and operation, hydraulic properties and availability of groundwater, and storm water management. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 3121 and ENVT 3121.  

Theoretical aspects of unit operations for water treatment with design applications. Topics include water characteristics and contaminants, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane processes, disinfection and disinfection by-products, and management of water treatment residuals. Laboratory procedures include: settling operations, filtration, aeration, and adsorption. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 3123 and ENVT 3123.  

The hydrologic processes of precipitation and snowmelt, evapotranspiration, ground water movement, and surface and subsurface runoff are examined. Water resource sustainability issues are discussed, including water usage and water shortages, climate change impacts, land use impacts, and source water protection. Conceptual models of the hydrologic cycle and basics of hydrologic modelling are developed, including precipitation estimation, infiltration and abstraction models, runoff hydrographs, the unit hydrograph method and the Rational method. Methods for statistical analysis of hydrologic data, concepts of risk and design, and hydrological consequences of climate change for design are introduced. Principles of open channel hydraulics are introduced. Energy and momentum principles are studied with application to channel transitions, critical flow, choked flow, and hydraulic jumps. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 3133 and ENVT 3133.  

Students explore the physical phenomena governing the transport of contaminants in the environment: diffusion, advection, dispersion, sorption, interphase transfer. Students learn derivation and application of transport equations in air, surface and groundwater pollution; analytical and numerical solutions, as well as equilibrium partitioning of contaminants among air, water, sediment, and biota. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 3231 and ENVT 3231.  

This course covers the theoretical aspects of unit operations and processes for wastewater treatment with design applications. Topics include wastewater characteristics, flow rates, primary treatment, chemical unit processes, biological treatment processes, advanced wastewater treatment, disinfection, biosolids treatment and disposal. Laboratory procedures involve activated sludge, anaerobic growth, chemical precipitation, disinfection. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 3322 and ENVT 3322.  

The course covers essential concepts in soil mechanics. Topics include compaction, seepage theory, groundwater, stresses and strains in soils, effective stress concept, consolidation, shear strength of soils, and earth pressure theory. The course emphasizes the learning of soil mechanics concepts. Some examples of application of these concepts to geotechnical engineering practice are also provided to reinforce these concepts. Laboratory practicum component of the course provides hands-on experience of laboratory tests that are commonly used for determination of geotechnical properties of soils. Credit cannot be obtained for both ENVE 3513 and CE 2113. Credit cannot be obtained for both ENVE 3513 and ENVT 3513.  

This course will provide a general overview of the different concepts that surround environmental law. Recent events have focused our attention on the fragility of the environment, and there is evidence of its deterioration in the forms of harmful pollution, resource depletion, thinning of the earth's ozone layer, global warming, ground water contamination and the decline or even extinction of species. We will look at the legislation, the common law, and the different remedies they provide in cases of environmental crisis. Credit can only be counted for one of ENVE 3665, ENVT 3665 or BIOL 3665.  

Teams of students develop professional level experience through a design project that incorporates fundamentals acquired in previous mathematics, science, engineering, and complementary studies courses. A final report and oral presentations are required.  

This course covers the theory of flow through porous media, contaminant transport, unsaturated and multiphase flow, numerical modeling, and site remediation and remediation technologies. Site investigations incorporate: geology, hydrology and chemistry. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 4231 and ENVT 4231.  

Students will learn about municipal, hazardous, and mine waste management, as well as waste composition and potential impacts, collection and transport, recycling and reuse, biological and thermal treatments, isolation. Students will also explore integrated waste management planning. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 4322 and ENVT 4322.  

Air pollutants, classification, sources, and effects. Ambient air quality objectives and monitoring. Pollutant formation mechanisms in combustion. Major pollutant categories and control methods. Indoor air quality. Laboratory procedures: emissions from boilers and IC engines, particulate size distribution and control, IAQ parameters. Credit cannot be counted for both ENVE 4432 and ENVT 4432.