This course examines the sources and characteristics of air, water, wastewater, and solid waste streams. Students will explore mitigation and treatment strategies using physical, chemical, and biological processes and integrated treatment systems. Topics include air pollution control, water treatment techniques, physical and biological wastewater treatment processes, and solid waste management through anaerobic digestion and composting. Students will gain hands-on experience with commercial software for designing, modeling, and optimizing activated sludge processes in wastewater treatment. Industrial ecology principles are discussed, including life cycle analysis and waste as a resource. Canadian guidelines and regulations are integrated to provide a regulatory framework for sustainable waste management strategies. (Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
This course examines the sources and characteristics of air, water, wastewater, and solid waste streams. Students will explore mitigation and treatment strategies using physical, chemical, and biological processes and integrated treatment systems. Topics include air pollution control, water treatment techniques, physical and biological wastewater treatment processes, and solid waste management through anaerobic digestion and composting. Students will gain hands-on experience with commercial software for designing, modeling, and optimizing activated sludge processes in wastewater treatment. Industrial ecology principles are discussed, including life cycle analysis and waste as a resource. Canadian guidelines and regulations are integrated to provide a regulatory framework for sustainable waste management strategies. (Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
