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                Course
                
			CEE 350 Environmental Pollution and Control

			Call Number: 12444 
			
                          Leo-Online data
			

                  	3 Credits, 
			Fall Semester, 2009
			

                        Course Website: http://asellus.cee.odu.edu/epc/
				
	

                Session
                Fall Session #1 (August 29 through December 11, 2009)
	

                Time/Days
                Tuesday & Thursday 11:00-12:15 PM
	

                Classroom
                
			Kaufman Hall (KH) 100
		
	

                Prerequisite
                
		Foundations of Chemistry I (CHEM 115N), 
		Calculus I (MATH 211) and
		University Physics (PHYS 231N). 
		Students are expected to have a general background in 
		computer.
		
        

                Instructors
                
                        Jaewan Yoon,
                        Associate Professor, CEE,

                        
                        KH 130
                        

                        Phone: (757) 683-4724

                        Fax: (757) 683-5354

                        E-mail: <yoon@cee.odu.edu>
                		
	

                Office Hours
                2:00-3:00PM Wednesday and Thursday;  Open and Extensive, 
			both in-person and via e-mails.
		
        

                TA Information
                
		Ms. Ruby Damalie [e-mail]

		
			KH 131 (CEE COmputing Laboratory)

			Office hours: Wednesday and Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 PM
                		
	


			










	
        Course Description
	




 
 




This course is an introductory course to the 
fundamental principles of environmental 
engineering for Civil Engineering major students. 
Goals of the class are to familiarize the 
students with human activities that negatively impact the 
environment and corresponding environmental engineering 
techniques to mitigate and prevent such problems. 



Topics to be discussed include:



	
    
	
  1. Introduction to common pollutants in aqueous systems, 
	
  2. Fate of pollutants in various aqueous systems, 
	
  3. Water quality management and modeling, 
	
  4. Introduction to water/wastewater treatment unit processes, 
	
  5. Sources and transport of air pollutants, 
	
  6. Air pollution control technology, and 
	
  7. Solid/hazardous waste management. 
	




Emphasis will be equally on concepts and applications covering 
broad areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, probability and statistics, 
fluid mechanics constituting environmental engineering systems and designs.




 






	






	
        Textbook and References
	




 
 




There's no designated textbook since this course is a web-based.
However, following course reference (required) will be 
used for further reading and homework assignments.






	
		Course Reference (required)
	
	
		Introduction to Environmental Engineering, 4th Ed.,
		Mackenzie L. Davis and Davis A. Cornwell, McGraw-Hill,
		2007, ISBN 0-07-242411-7
		

			









	





	
        Class Logistics
	




 
 



	
    

	
  1. Please make a habit to closely stay with the course timeline.
		We will be discussing a *lots* of topical areas and 
		related design methods, thus successful learning 
		for this course is absolutely
                depending on a sound and persistent 
		time management strategy.  
		
    

		Once you are behind the course timeline, it would be 
		very difficult to catch up. Particularly, last-minute 
		cramming up just before exams had been consistently unsuccessful
		in previous years.
		
    

	
  2. I expect an average student would spend about 1.5 hours of 
		study off-line for every hour spent on-line.  
		This projection is primarily based on "a lot" of 
		topics the course will cover. (remember, this course is 
		an introductory course to Environmental engineering,
		which is [in]famous for its broad spectrum of topics)
		
    

		Class will introduces you [of CE major] to 
		essential elements of Enviromental Engineering
		[as an early start] 
		since you'll definitely have to deal with such topics,
		either directly or indirectly, as a 
		professional Civil engineer. (I can guarantee you that you'll
		sincerely thank yourself in near future for putting such efforts 
		for this course)
		
    
	
    


	
  3. In case of questions, please bring them to 
		office hour (2:00-3:00PM Wednesday and Thursday
		@ KH 130). 
		
		
    

		Alone with  office hours,
		additional 1-to-1 "Help Session" is also available 
		by the TA at KH 131 (CEE Computing Laboratory) 
		on 2:00-3:00PM Wednesday and Thursday.
		If you're having a difficulty in your
                homework, do take advantage of this "Help Session."
		
    


		Please come prepared with 
		some explicit questions which demonstrate that you have 
		done some thinking about your problem on your own. You must 
		have a clear idea on what it is you don't understand. 
		
    

                If you can't wait, feel free to e-mail 
		your questions to 
		
                Dr. Jae Yoon with 
		'[CEE 350 Question]' in Subject: field.
		
    

		 
	
    

	
  4. Homeworks assigned on Tuesday and Thursday classes 
		are pretty much due in the beginning of 
		coming Thursday class (week cycle).
	
    

	
  5. Class website will be used extensively to announce 
		
		assignments/homeworks in addition to providing 
		
		your latest cumulative grade information.
		Please make a habit to check the site often.
	
    

	
  6. Please either turn you cell phone off or turn it into 
		a silent mode when you entetr the classroom. 
	
    

	
  7. Reasonable accommodations are provided for students with 
		disabilities. Students should come to my
		office and self-identify with applicable forms
		as early in the semester as possible. 
	
    

	







	






	
        Grading Policy
	




 
 









	Homeworks
	25%
	(Due on the begining of 
		Thursday class)





	Test #1
	25%
	(full class period, 75-min, closed book & note and NO cellphone)


	Test #2
	25%
	(full class period, 75-min, closed book & note and NO cellphone)


	Final Exam
	25%
	(full class period, 75-min, closed book & note and NO cellphone)


	Field Trip
	(3%)
	(Extra credit -- Field trip is not mandatory)


	Total
	100%
	(or 103% max.)













	
	
	Honor System
	





The Old Dominion University Honor Code applies to all works 
associated with this course. 
Academia is all about pride and 
respect, 
and the Honor Code is the heart of it.  



Please hand-write and sign the ODU Honor Code - "
I pledge to ODU Honor Code" at the 
top, the first page of each homework assignment that you are turning in.













	
	
	Final Grade Assignment
	







        
        Letter grades will be based on brackets (see right) out
        of the normalized 100% total.

        For example, in the 100-90% bracket, equal or
        greater than 95% will be A,
        then A-.  For other brackets, equal or greater than *7/100 will get +,
        between *3/100 and *0/100 will get -.
        

        A cumulative total equals
        to a 70 percentile or higher will guarantee you a grade of C- or
        better. A cumulative total smaller than a 60 percentile will equally 
        guarantee you a grade of F.
	

	Noup, what you see is what you get,
        no "grading based on the curve" will be 
	applied in this course.
        		
         
        
        

        

                100%-95%
                A 
        

                < 95%-90%
                A-
        

                < 90%-87%
                B+
        

                < 87%-83%
                B 
        

                < 83%-80%
                B-
        

                < 80%-77%
                C+
        

                < 77%-73%
                C 
        

                < 73%-70%
                C-
        

                < 70%-67%
                D+
        

                < 67%-63%
                D 
        

                < 63%-60%
                D-
        

                < 60%
                F 
        

        


















	
	
	Grading Criteria
	







For example, a typical problem soution (in homeworks and exams) worth
total of 

10 points would be graded using the following criteria;












	

		Technical solution (8 points total)

		Points
	

		Completely correct
		

		8
	

		Approach is o.k., but a wrong answer/conclusion, a.k.a., 
		a computation error or/and an unit connversion meltdown situation
		

		6
	

		Reasonable attempt (yes, it shows), but plagued by serious error(s)
		

		4
	

		Perfunctory and incomplete,
			however still trying to show that you are 
			trying
		

		2
	

		Problem not attempted
			

		0
	

		Giving answer(s) alone is correct by itself yet completely 
			irrelevant and superfluous 
			so that the answer has nothing to do with the solution 
			asked/required by the question
			

		-2
	

		Does not appear to be written by an engineering major
		-4
	










	

	

		Presentation of your 
		solution (2 point total)

		Points
	

		Succinctly illustrates thought process and rationale
			behind procedures (which can be correct or incorrect)
		

				
		2
	

		Murky, yet still theoritically traceable/decipherable with darn good efforts
		

				
		1
	

		Causes a severe migraine headache
		

		0
	

		Does not appear to be written by an engineering major
		

		-2
	

		Does not appear to be written by a college student
		-4

	



	

	






	









	
	
	More on Grading
	





	

	
	
    
	
  1. 
		Homeworks assigned on Tuesday and Thursday classes 
		are pretty much due in the beginning of coming
		Thursday class.
	
    

		Problems should be worked neatly. Show
		your work thoroughly so that I could give partial credits
		if applicable. Please write legibly on "one side of 
		the sheet" only.  
	
    

		Late homework will *not* be accepted
		except in the case of unusual 
		circumstances with an advance permission. (Attach a death certificate) 
	
    

	
  2. In your homework, make it sure to summarize your final answer(s) 
		at the end of each problem solution.  Also, if you used a
		spreadsheet program (i.e., Excel, etc.) to solve the problem, 
		show at least one sample calculation done by your hand.
	
    
	

	
  3. All exams will be given on-campus at KH 100
		a full class period (75 minutes), and all exams will 
		be closed book, closed note exams with NO cellphone allowed 
		in the classroom.
	
    

	
  4. For each exam, 
		all necessary equations, formulae and tables will be 
		provided with the exam. However, you should familiarize 
		yourself with these equations and formulae since no 
		description for parameters/coefficients will be given. 
		(you got to know what you are doing)
	
    

	

	
  5. I'll do my best to promptly grade your homeworks and exams.  
		It is possible that you may experience some delay 
		depending on the size of class.  Average number of students for
		this class has been close to 50 over years.
		
    

		Graded 	homeworks and exams will be returned via CEE 350 distribution bin
		in front of my office (KH 130).
		
    

		Once graded, your cumulative grade will be posted on the 
		
		class website
		as soon as the grading is done per assignment/exam.
		Make a habit to check your latest grade frequently,
		and report to me in case that you find any discrepancy.
	
    

	
  6. If you believe your exam(s) was incorrectly graded 
		for some reason, please return it to me with a detailed explanation.
		I reserve the right to completely regrade homework(s)/exam(s) that 
		has been returned. (Regraded result can be either better or worse 
		than the original grade). 
	
    

	

			
	





	













        
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CEE 350 Environmental Pollution and Control

Call Number: 12444 

  Leo-Online data


3 Credits (offered as a Web-based course plus weekly recitation)

Fall Session #1 (August 29 through December 11, 2009)

Weekly Recitation: 11:00-12:15 PM, Tuesday and Thursday at KH 100 






Today is 











	
	Important Dates to Remember




        Test #1
        October 8 (Thursday, KH 100, 75-min)


        Test #2
        November 5 (Thursday, KH 100, 75-min)


        Field Trip to WWTP
        
November 4 (Wednesday, HRSD VIP Plant, 3:00-4:30, 90-min) -- tentative and 

November 6 (Friday, HRSD VIP Plant, 10:00-11:30,. 90-min) -- tentative



        Final Exam
        December 8 (Tuesday, KH 100, 75-min)



























	Period
	Lecture
	Topics
	Chapter Reading






        Sept. 1 (T)
	1
        
        
  • Introduction & Course Overview
        
    
        
    		• 
	1

    


    
        Sept. 3 (R)
	2
        
        
  • Mass and Energy Balance
	
    
        
    		• 
	2

    



    
        Sept. 8 (T)
	3
        
        
  • Hydrological Cycle
        
  • Physical Water Quality Parameters -- I
	
    
        
    		• 
	3, 4-1, 5

    


    
        Sept. 10 (R)
	4
        
        
  • Physical Water Quality Parameters -- II
	
    
        
    		• 
	4-1, 5

    



    
        Sept. 15 (T)
	5
        
        
  • Biological Water Quality Parameters
	
    
        
    		• 
	4, 5

    


    
        Sept. 17 (R)
	6
        
        
  • Determination of Solute Concentration
        
  • Acid/Base Chemistry -- I
	
    
        
    		• 
	4-1

    




    
	Sept. 22 (T)
	7
	
        
  • Acid/Base Chemistry -- II
        
  • Reaction Kinetics
	
    
	
    		• 
	4-1

    


    
	Sept. 24 (R)
	8
	
        
  • Flow Models and Transport Processes
        
  • Mass Flux of pollutants
	
    
	
    		• 
	2-3

    



    
        Sept. 29 (T)
	9
        
        
  • Introduction to Water Quality Management
        
  • DO and BOD in Natural Systems
        
    
        
    		• 
	5

    


    
        Oct. 1 (R)
	10
        
        
  • Streeter-Phelps DO Sag Model
        
    
        
    		• 
	5-3

    



    
	Oct. 6 (T)
	 
	
        
  • No Class (out of town)
	
    

	
	-- HW#5 (DO Sag model) is due by noon, Oct. 6 (T) to TA in KH 131 (CEE Computer Lab)
	
    

	-- Solution for HW#5 will be posted to the bulletin board at 1:00 PM, Oct. 6 (T)
	
    

	-- HW#5 will be graded and returned by Oct. 7 (W) noon, so that you can 
	review yours and compare with the posted solution for Test #1 on Oct. 8 (R)
	    
	
    
	
    		• 
	 

    



    
        Oct. 8 (R)
	 
        
                Test #1 (On-campus at KH 100, 75-min)
        
    
            		
	 

    


    
        Oct. 13 (T)
	 
        
        
  • No Class (Fall Holiday)
        
    
        
    		• 
	 

    




    
        Oct. 15 (R)
	11
        
        
  • Introduction to Water Treatment Processes 
	
  • Coagulation and Flocculation 
        
    
        
    		• 
	4-1, 4-2, 4-4

    


    
        Oct. 20 (T)
	12
        
	
  • Softening 
        
    
        
    		• 
	4-3

    



    
        Oct. 22 (R)
	13
        
        
  • Settling and Sedimentation
        
    
        
    		• 
	4-5

    


    
        Oct. 27 (T)
	14
        
        
  • Filtration
        
  • Disinfection
        
    
        
    		• 
	4-6, 4-7

    


    
        Oct. 29 (R)
	15
        
        
  • Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Processes
	
  • Primary Wastewater Treatment System
	
    
        
    		• 
	6

    




    
        Nov. 3 (T)
	16
        
	
  • Secondary Wastewater Treatment System
	
  • Activated Sludge
	
    
        
    		• 
	6

    



    
        Nov. 4 (W)
	 
        
        
    
        Field Trip to HRSD (Hampton Roads Sanitation District)
        VIP (Virginia Initiative Plant)
        Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), 3:00-4:30 PM, 90-min.
        (Tentative)
        
    
            		
         

    



    
        Nov. 5 (R)
	 
        
                Test #2 (On-campus at KH 100, 75-min)
        
    
            		
	 

    



    
	Nov. 6 (F)
	 
	
	
    
	Field Trip to HRSD (Hampton Roads Sanitation District)
	VIP (Virginia Initiative Plant) 
	Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), 10:00-11:30 AM, 90-min. 
	(Tentative)
	
    
	    		
	 

    



    
        Nov. 10 (T)
	17
        
        
  • Air Pollution Phenomena
        
  • Air Pollutants and Standards 
        
    
        
    		• 
	7

    


    
        Nov. 12 (R)
	18
        
        
  • Dispersion Modeling of Air Pollutants 
        
    
        
    		• 
	7-8

    



    
        Nov. 17 (T)
	19
        
        
  • Air Pollution Control Devices 
        
    
        
    		• 
	7

    


    
        Nov. 19 (R)
	20
        
	
  • Solid Waste Management -- I 
        
    
        
    		• 
	9

    



    
        Nov. 24 (T)
	21
        
	
  • Solid Waste Management -- II 
        
    
        
    		• 
	9

    


    
        Nov. 26 (R)
	 
        
        
  • No Class (Thanksgiving Holiday)
        
    
        
    		• 
	 

    



    
        Dec. 1 (T)
	22
        
        
  • Hazardous Waste Management -- I
        
    
        
    		• 
	10

    


    
        Dec. 3 (R)
	23
        
        
  • Hazardous Waste Management -- II
        
    
        
    		• 
	10

    



    
        Dec. 8 (T)
	 
        
                Final Exam (On-campus at KH 100, 75-min)
        
    
            		
	 

    

    
    		

    

    

    





    

    

    
	
        	
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