CEE 454 Hazardous Waste

CEE 454: Hazardous Waste(Elective course for a BSCE degree)

Study of sources, generation rates, and characteristics of hazardous wastes and their regulation, handling, and design of treatment, and disposal facilities.

Junior standing Hazardous Waste Management (2nd edition), by Michael LaGrega, Phillip L. Buckingham, Jeffrey C. Evans, and The Environmental Resources Management Group. McGraw-Hill Book Company (2000). Students completing this course successfully will be able to

1. become familiar with laws and regulations governing hazardous waste storage, transport and treatment
2. identify environmental concerns for hazardous waste on water, land and air
3. understand different physico-chemical, biological and thermal treatment technologies for hazardous waste
4. understand containment technologies and land treatment techniques for hazardous waste
5. evaluate process design criteria for different hazardous waste treatment technologies
6. evaluate risks associated with exposure to different sources of hazardous wastes
7. understand different pollution prevention and waste minimization opportunities for hazardous waste
8. develop a term project analyzing a case study or a treatment process in hazardous waste and present it using power point techniques.

1. Introduction to hazardous wastes, hazardous waste characterization and the regulatory process. (3 hours)
2. Waste reduction, waste tracking systems, and minimization process selection. waste minimization and resource recovery. (3 hours)
3. Facility development and operations, facility types and operations, site selection and permitting. (3 hours)
4. Physico-chemical treatment processes. (6 hours)
5. Biological treatment processes. (6 hours)
6. Stabilization and solidification techniques for hazardous waste. (3 hours)
7. Chemistry and thermodynamics of incineration, thermal processes, incineration standards and incineration systems. (6 hours)
8. Land disposal and landfill operations, design and development of leachate collection, facilities. (6 hours)
9. Quantitative risk assessment. (4 hours)
10. Remedial investigations, containment and alternative analysis. (3 hours)

One 150 minute televised lecture session per week. 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, chemistry, probability and statistics, engineering science to civil engineering problems,
2. ability to design and conduct experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data,
3. ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria,
4. ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect and analyze relevant data, and to develop a solution,
5. ability to understand professional and ethical responsibility,
6. ability to present ideas and technical material to diverse audiences in writing, visually, and verbally,
7. ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global context,
8. ability to understand and appreciate the importance of professional licensure and commitment to life-long learning,
9. knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies,
10. proficiency in environmental engineering.

Mujde Erten-Unal <munal@odu.edu> April 12, 2003