General

3 credits, Fall Semester
Technical Elective (CIE Fall)
Required (ENV Fall junior year)
Three 50-minute lectures (or equivalent) per week

Recent Instructor(s)

Dr. James Jensen (Fall 2001, Fall 2002)
(716) 645-2114 ext.2329
jjensen@acsu.buffalo.edu
Dr. John Van Benschoten (Fall 2003)
(716) 645-2114 ext. 2330 jev@buffalo.edu 

URL

http://ublearns.buffalo.edu  (Fall 2002)

Prerequisite(s)

MTH306

Catalogue Description

Focuses on the physical, chemical, and hydrodynamic processes governing pollutant fate in natural systems.  Topics include mass and energy balances, mixing processes, partitioning processes (exchange with solids and air), and particle removal.  Examples from natural systems address lake, river, atmospheric pollution.

Course Objectives/Outcomes

By the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. List important chemical pollutants, water quality parameters and their significance

2.  Write and solve mass balance equations for natural systems

3. Apply reactor engineering models to natural  systems

4. Discuss the principles underlying the processes of particle transport and removal, gas- liquid exchange, sorption, and precipitation

5. Incorporate processes into mass balances

6. Quantitatively describe and predict the fate of pollutants in the environment.

Text(s)

Schnoor (1996). Environmental Modeling

Outcomes (ABET a-k)

a, e

Outcomes (CIE)

1, 2, 5

Outcomes (ENV)

4, 6

Other information

Review by Undergraduate Studies Committee

Scheduled for 2002-2003

Prepared by

Dr. John Van Benschoten (July 2003)