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ENV3761

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 23 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Science
OfferedGippsland Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Vince Verheyen

Synopsis

Establishment of a waste reduction and waste-to-resource culture; Sustainable waste management in the context of greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy generation; Solid waste disposal and recycling (municipal, C&I, C&D); Treatment/remediation options and disposal of hazardous chemicals; Landfill management; Biological (aerobic and anaerobic) and chemical/physical remediation techniques of recalcitrant organic compounds such as petrochemicals in soils and aquifers; The use of substitutes to minimise environmental impact; Integrating cleaner production opportunities with triple bottom line criteria and life cycle analysis; Case studies are drawn from process industries and historical catastrophes.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Explain basic biological, physical and chemical principles behind management and remediation of industrial and municipal wastes;

  1. Discuss the remediation of recalcitrant materials in the environment;

  1. Develop waste management solutions on the basis of tried or potential remediation/management strategies;

  1. Identify areas within an industrial process that may be improved upon in order to achieve waste minimisation, recycling, greater materials efficiencies, process or operational optimisation;

  1. Work effectively in a team to identify and develop solutions to waste management problems.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 60%
Assignments: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Verheyen

Workload requirements

Three 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Ecology and environmental management

Prerequisites

CHM1022 or CHM1752, and CHM2752.

Prohibitions

BTH3732