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control devices, and control of NOx, SOx, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Course offered alternative years. Prerequisites: Senior standing and ENV 403 3 credits ENV 465: Soil and Groundwater Pollution 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, 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. Prerequisites: ENV 403. 3 credits ENV 474: Environmental Microbiology 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. Prerequisite: CHEM 111, CHEM 114 and (ENV 120 or ENV 121) 2 credits, Spring ENV 477: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 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. Prerequisite: ENV 400 3 credits ENV 478: Environmental Microbiology Lab This lab accompanies ENV 474 and includes field and lab work which aid in understanding environmental microbiological principles. Requisite: ENV 474 must be taken at the same time as this course. 2 credits, Spring ENV 486: Fluid Mechanics and Water Systems Design This course begins with a study of the principles of fluid mechanics, including the energy of static and dynamic fluid systems. Those principles are then applied to a study of pumps and the design of water distribution systems and wastewater systems. Prerequisites: MATH 242 and ENV 312; Corequisite: ENV 487 3 credits ENV 487: Fluid Mechanics and Water Systems Design Lab This lab course complements ENV 486 Fluid Mechanics and Water Systems Design. This course provides laboratory demonstration of basic fluid mechanics, the creation of engineering drawings of hydraulic piping systems, sewage collection systems, and drainage basins using computer-aided design (CAD) software. Other computer software such as EPANET 2.0, Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) 5.0, and Autodesk Civil 3D Hydraflow will be used to simulate and design piping systems. Prerequisite: ENV 212; Corequisite: ENV 486 1 credit ENV 489: Special Topics in Environmental Science Topics of special and/or current interest will be covered.
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ENV 494: Senior Design I Environmental engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs and that include considerations of risk, uncertainty, sustainability, lifecycle principles, and environmental impacts. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated needs. The student must have the ability to apply both analysis and synthesis in the engineering design process, resulting in designs that meet constraints and specifications. Constraints and specifications include societal, economic,