This course takes a process approach to environmental engineering using engineering science and design of drinking water treatment systems as the primary foci. Building upon understandings gained from environmental chemistry, cadets will study physical and chemical processes used in environmental engineering. Discussion includes the theories behind these processes and the design procedures involved in their application. The health implications associated with drinking water and water treatment in contingency operations and applicable occupational health issues are discussed during the course. Cadets, working in teams, develop a comprehensive concept design of drinking water treatment processes. While the focus of the course is drinking water treatment, the processes developed are also applicable to wastewater treatment, groundwater remediation, air pollution control, and the treatment of solid and hazardous wastes.
