CEE 250 Environmental Engineering Principles

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.

CHEM 117 (Principles of Chemistry)
PHYS 231N (University Physics) Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science (2nd Edition), by Gilbert M. Masters, Prentice-Hall, 1998 Students completing this course successfully will be able to

1. perform mass balance analyses,
2. conduct energy balance analyses,
3. calculate conditions of solution chemical equilibria,
4. apply chemical kinetic expressions to the time-dependent change in concentration of contaminants in natural and engineered systems,
5. evaluate acid/base conditions and determine pH dependent species distributions,
6. ideal reactors to calculate the fate of reactive contaminants in systems approximated as ideal reactors,
7. predict the equilibrium conditions for gases in solution and use this analysis to predict conditions of gas transport,
8. calculate chemical exposure and health risk (probability),
9. calculate DO conditions in a receiving stream/river using the Streeter-Phelps dissolved oxygen model,
10. calculate the oxygen demand associated with various compounds,
11. calculate settling rates of discrete particles,
12. calculate chemical use for water and wastewater treatment plants
13. calculate downwind concentrations of air contaminants using the Gaussian air dispersion model.

1. Introduction to environmental engineering (1 hr)
2. Mass and energy balances (5 hours)
3. Environmental chemistry (8 hours)
4. Chemical kinetics (3 hours)
5. Reactors and Reactions (3 hours)
6. Exposure and risk assessment, contaminant transport (5 hours)
7. Water quality parameters and assessment (5 hours)
8. Unit processes in drinking water treatment (4 hours)
9. Unit processes in wastewater treatment (4 hours)
10. Air quality, air pollution control (3 hours)
11. Solid waste management (2 hours)

Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week. Optional use of word processing
Optional use of spreadsheet program None College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits Engineering topics: 3 credits General education: 0 credits This course will enhance the student's

1. ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, biology, soil science, chemistry, physics, engineering science, and probability and statistics to environmental engineering problems,
2. ability to critically analyze and interpret data,
3. ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, and develop a solution,
4. ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global context,
5. knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
6. ability to use modern engineering techniques, including computer based tools for civil engineering analysis and design,
7. 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,
8. understanding of the fundamental concepts of waste minimization and pollution prevention
9. understanding of the roles and responsibilities of public institutions and private organizations in environmental management,
10. ability to apply environmental systems and process modeling techniques.

Gary Schafran < gschafra@odu.edu> May 14, 2003