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typically found at water and wastewater treatment plants, and used by consulting engineers to conduct bench-scale and pilot-scale studies for treatment plants. (3 hour lab). Offered: Fall semester GENV 555 Air Pollution Control Engineering 3 credits Prerequisites: ENV 403 or GENV 643 This course focuses on the technology and methodologies used to reduce concentration levels of pollutants being released to the atmosphere. The statutes, regulations, and permitting protocol will be introduced since they constitute an important requirement for obtaining legal authority to build a facility that will emit pollutants to the atmosphere. Integrated knowledge of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemistry, and mathematics, will be applied. Topics covered will include the nature and dynamic behavior of particulate matters, collection methods and analytical techniques, air pollution control/reduction methods, treatment technologies and air pollution control devices, and control of NOx, SOx, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Offered: Varies GENV 565 Soil and Groundwater Pollution 3 credits Prerequisites: ENV 403 or GENV 643 Soil serves as a multifunctional and crucial natural system for the reception, storage, and transport of water and pollutants to aquifer media. In this course, a fundamental understanding of physics, geology and hydrogeology, and chemistry, along with engineering principles, will be used to understand the dynamic nature of fluid flow and contaminant fate and transport in porous media. Topics covered include the hydrologic cycle, sources and types of contaminants, remediation technologies, and well hydraulics theory and field examples. Offered: Spring semester GENV 574 Environmental Microbiology 2 credits Prerequisite: a college course in microbiology; Co-requisite: GENV 578 The course will cover the applied effects of microorganisms on both the environment and human health/activities. The topics to be covered during this course include: biogeochemical cycling; municipal water and wastewater treatment; bioremediation; detection and quantification techniques; and the control of human pathogens. Offered: Varies GENV 577 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3 credits Prerequisites: GENV 536 and permission of the instructor The objective of this course is to apply multidisciplinary approaches to managing solid and hazardous wastes. Topics include familiarization with sources, classification, storage, transportation, various physicochemical and biological remediation technologies, and pertinent federal and state regulations. Knowledge of physicochemical and/or biological characteristics of a waste will be used to design appropriate disposal options. Offered: Varies
GENV 578 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory 2 credits Pre/Corequisite: GENV 574 This lab accompanies GENV 574 and includes field and lab work which aid in understanding environmental microbiological principles. Offered: Varies
600 level courses (for graduate students only) GENV 643 Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering 3 credits Prerequisites: graduate standing This course applies the principles of science and engineering to environmental systems and pollution management. Specifically covered will be chemical kinetics, mass balance models, reactor models, mass transfer, biological principles governing ecosystems, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution control, and solid and hazardous waste management. Offered: Spring semester GENV 645 Human Health Risk Assessment 3 credits This course will cover the principles and application of risk assessment to determine the risk of human health effects from environmental hazards. Methods for evaluating potential environmental exposures will be examined coupled with the principles and concepts of toxicology as covered in GENV 542. Specific topics to be covered include the application of various risk assessment paradigms; the EPA risk assessment guidelines; and the use of risk assessment in environmental/occupational standard setting. Offered: Varies GENV 656 Air Quality Modeling and Measurement 3 credits Prerequisites: GENV 643 This course covers the basic concepts and theory for air quality modeling and measurement of point, line and area emission sources along with considerations of micro-meteorological and transport mechanisms. The use of computer simulation models for pollution impact prediction and model calibration and validation procedures will be covered. Offered: Varies GENV 680 Graduate Environmental Internship 1-4 credits GENV 692-693 Special Topics 1-3 credits GENV 694 Graduate Thesis 6-9 credits GENV 695 Research Paper or Project 3 credits
