ESCI 1050 Syllabus

Subject Code

ESCI

Course Number

1050

Course Title

Environmental Engineering I

Prerequisites

Corequisites

CHEM 1211 with a grade of C or higher,CHEM 1211L with a grade of C or higher

Terms Offered

Offered TBD

Credit Hours

(3-0-3)

Course Description

This course introduces students to local and global environmental problems and potential engineering solutions. Topics include an analysis of human population interactions with natural systems and the resulting environmental problems. The course will focus on water pollution and water quality and provide an introduction to environmental law. Students will learn quantitative environmental chemistry and physics techniques and will evaluate a range of traditional and cutting-edge environmental engineering solutions.

Course Outcomes

Environmental Chemistry

  • To perform mass balance computations.
  • To apply stoichiometry, acid-base, and oxidation reaction equations to environmental problems.
  • To explain natural cycles of basic elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

Environmental Problems and Population Growth

  • To explain the range of environmental problems and ethical implications.
  • To explain relationships between resource consumption and population growth.

Introduction to Environmental Law

  • Explain the need for environmental law and regulation.
  • Describe subsidies, emission charges, and marketable emission permits.
  • Discuss the evolution of US Environmental Policy.
  • Discuss the Environmental Protection Agency and other important environmental agencies.

Water Pollution

  • To identify major water pollutants and their sources.
  • To discuss significant water quality problems.
  • To discuss major processes for aquatic pollutant removal and factors that influence performance.
  • Describe the Clean Water Act, NPDES and other important water policies.
  • Discuss water rights in the US.

Water Quality Control

  • Perform water quality and contaminant transport calculations.
  • Discuss municipal water and wastewater systems.
  • To compare and contrast conventional and alternative water treatment systems.
  • Discuss surface water, groundwater, public drinking, and bottled water quality.