CEE 250: Environmental Engineering Principles (Required for a BSEnvE degree)
Fundamentals of environmental engineering. Introduction to contaminant
generation, release, and transport in the environment. Engineering
analysis of natural systems and introduction to engineered systems
control of contaminants. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits.
Prerequisite
CHEM 117 (Principles of Chemistry)
PHYS 231N (University Physics)
Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material
Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science (2nd
Edition), by Gilbert M. Masters, Prentice-Hall, 1998
Course Objectives
Students completing this course successfully will be able to
perform mass balance analyses,
conduct energy balance analyses,
calculate conditions of solution chemical equilibria,
apply chemical kinetic expressions to the time-dependent change in
concentration of contaminants in natural and engineered systems,
evaluate acid/base conditions and determine pH dependent species distributions,
ideal reactors to calculate the fate of reactive contaminants in
systems approximated as ideal reactors,
predict the equilibrium conditions for gases in solution and use
this analysis to predict conditions of gas transport,
calculate chemical exposure and health risk (probability),
calculate DO conditions in a receiving stream/river using the
Streeter-Phelps dissolved oxygen model,
calculate the oxygen demand associated with various compounds,
calculate settling rates of discrete particles,
calculate chemical use for water and wastewater treatment plants
calculate downwind concentrations of air contaminants using the
Gaussian air dispersion model.
Topics Covered
Introduction to environmental engineering (1 hr)
Mass and energy balances (5 hours)
Environmental chemistry (8 hours)
Chemical kinetics (3 hours)
Reactors and Reactions (3 hours)
Exposure and risk assessment, contaminant transport (5 hours)
Water quality parameters and assessment (5 hours)
Unit processes in drinking water treatment (4 hours)
Unit processes in wastewater treatment (4 hours)
Air quality, air pollution control (3 hours)
Solid waste management (2 hours)
Class/Laboratory Schedule
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week.
Computer Applications
Optional use of word processing
Optional use of spreadsheet program
Laboratory projects
None
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
Engineering topics: 3 credits
General education: 0 credits
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes
This course will enhance the student's
ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, biology, soil science,
chemistry, physics, engineering science, and probability and statistics
to environmental engineering problems,
ability to critically analyze and interpret data,
ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, and develop a solution,
ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
societal and global context,
knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
ability to use modern engineering techniques, including computer
based tools for civil engineering analysis and design,
knowledge of fundamentals of water supply and resources,
environmental system modeling, environmental chemistry, wastewater
management, hazardous waste management, atmospheric systems and air
pollution control, and environmental and occupational heath,
understanding of the fundamental concepts of waste minimization and
pollution prevention
understanding of the roles and responsibilities of public
institutions and private organizations in environmental management,
ability to apply environmental systems and process modeling
techniques.
