This introductory course to environmental engineering emphasizes the protection of air, water, and land resources through engineered solutions that impact human society via energy, water, climate and nutrient cycles. Topics covered include water quality engineering, solid waste management, fate and transport of contaminants in the environment, and energy production. The course emphasizes material and energy balance, and life-cycle thinking as conceptual tools.
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