EHS 436 - Environmental Wastewater Treatment

When Offered: F, S, SS

3 Credit(s)
3 Lecture Hour(s)
0 Lab Hour(s)

Environmental Wastewater Treatment provides fundamental knowledge to students about wastewater and its treatment. Students learn how wastewater is collected, treated, and discarded from residential, industrial and commercial sources. An in depth historical background of waste water treatment and the effects of wastewater in the environment are explored. The differences between municipal and industrial wastewater and the treatment of these types of waste are provided. The process of wastewater decontamination by microbiological processes, sedimentation and sludge treatment are examined, and the differences between the processes and results are thoroughly explained.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 106/CHEM 116.