Environmental Engineering 2
Semester 1, 2018
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Examines natural environmental processes and their relevance to engineering. Soil and water chemistry, equilibrium and organic chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry and biological processes will be examined, focusing on the application of these in engineering design, practice and management. Restriction: RESOURCE 341
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Students will show familiarity with different units used to quantify the levels of pollutants in water, soil/sediment, atmospheric, and biological systems, and concentrations specified in emissions and regulations. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA04: investigation (4) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (2) ENGP04: familiarity of issues (4) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (3) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (5) |
Quiz 01 Mid-terms Final Exam |
Students will be able to explain the fate and transport behavior of different pollutants in engineered and natural systems using reaction stoichiometry, laws of thermodynamics, and equilibrium/kinetic formulations. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA04: investigation (4) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (4) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (4) ENGP04: familiarity of issues (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (5) |
Quiz 01 Mid-terms Final Exam |
Students will show an understanding of conventional and molecular techniques used in environmental microbiology along with their use in assessing microbial role in key biogeochemical cycles (e.g. carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus) and the use of microbial processes in remediation of contaminated environments. |
ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (2) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (4) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (4) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (3) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (5) |
Quiz 04 Assignment 01 Final Exam |
The students will be able to apply water quality parameters to assess the status of New Zealand's lakes and rivers, specify governing equations for the flow and transport of contaminants in rivers and lakes, develop kinetic and steady state analytical solutions for simple point/non-point sources, and model the behaviour of pollutants in lakes using STELLA. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA05: modern tool usage (4) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (2) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1) |
Quiz 02 Mid-terms Lab Report 01 Final Exam |
Students will be able to apply fundamentals of chemical sorption, decay and transport to analyse the fate and transport of pollutants in soils using analytical and computational approaches. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (3) ENGA02: problem analysis (4) ENGA04: investigation (4) ENGK01: theory of natural sciences (4) ENGK02: mathematical modelling (2) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (2) |
Quiz 03 Lab Report 02 Final Exam |
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