Objectives:

1. To review basic environmental problems, including causes and effects.
2. To introduce the terminology of environmental engineering.
3. To provide an overall perspective of the engineering solutions to environmental problems.

Text: Environmental Science and Engineering by J.G. Henry and G.W. Heinke, Prentice Hall, Second Ed., 1996, ISBN 0-13-120650-8.  

Week	Date	Topic	Assign.
1	Jan 27	The nature of environmental problem	Ch. 1
1	Jan 29	Population and economic and energy growth	Ch 2, 3
2	Feb 3	Global and regional issues	Ch. 5
2	Feb 5	Water resources management	Ch. 10
3	Feb 10	Water pollutants	Ch. 12
3	Feb 12	Water pollutants	Ch. 12
4	Feb 17	Pollution of receiving waters	Ch. 12
4	Feb 19	Ecology of rivers	Ch. 9
5	Feb 24	Ecology of lakes	Ch. 9
5	Feb 26	Review
6	March 3	MID-TERM I
6	March 5	Water supply	Ch 11
7	March 10	Water transmission and distribution	Ch. 11
7	March 12	Water treatment	Ch. 11
8	March 17	Water treatment	Ch. 11
8	March 19	Wastewater collection	Ch. 12
9	March 24	Wastewater treatment methods	Ch. 12
9	March 26	Wastewater treatment methods	Ch. 12
10	March 31	Wastewater disposal	Ch. 12
10	April 2	Atmospheric characteristics	Ch. 7
11	April 14	MID-TERM II
11	April 16	Air pollutants and their effects	Ch. 13
12	April 21	Distribution of air pollutants	Ch. 13
12	April 23	Control of air pollution	Ch. 13
13	April 28	Solid waste	Ch. 14
14	April 30	Solid waste disposal	Ch. 14
14	May 5	Hazardous waste management	Ch. 15
14	May 7	Hazardous waste disposal	Ch. 15
15	May 12	Site remediation	Ch. 15
15	May 14	Environmental impact assessment	Ch. 16

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