ENV3761

Waste management and remediation ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: To be advised

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Establishment of a waste reduction culture within industry; Waste disposal and recycling; Remediation of recalcitrant organic compounds such as petrochemicals in soils and aquifers; Recovery and recycling of toxic chemicals; Batch and continuous systems; The use of substitutes to minimise environmental impact; Integrating cleaner production objectives with economic and other criteria; The role of design and operational parameters in minimising wastes; Lifecycle analysis; Evaluating products and processing chains; Case studies drawn from process industries (including a site visit) and historical catastrophes.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours: 60% + Assignments (including report on site visit): 40%

Contact Hours: 3 x 1-hour lectures and 1 x 3 -hour tutorial/workshop/site visit per week

Prerequisites: CHM1742 or CHM1752, CHM2752. Students enrolled in the BCivEnvEng must also do ENG3203.