ENCE 315 -- Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Instructor: Eric A. Seagren
Office: EGR 1149
Office Phone: (301) 405-4828
Fax: (301) 405-2585
Email: eseagren@eng.umd.edu
Office hours: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Wednesday, or by appointment

1. To demonstrate to students the importance of the study and practice of environmental engineering.
2. To provide students with an understanding of the basic principles and skills related to environmental engineering that are expected to be common knowledge for a (civil) engineer--For some of you, this will be the only environmental engineering course you take. Eventually, you may have to interact with environmental engineers and environmental problems. Whatever your engineering discipline, it is beneficial to take a course emphasizing the natural environment, the impact of human activity on the environment, the technology used to reduce that impact, and the changes in human activity that can also reduce the adverse impact on the environment.
3. To provide students with sufficient skills and background knowledge in environmental engineering that they can pursue further study and work, including follow-up undergraduate courses in water chemistry (ENCE 433), sanitary engineering (ENCE 435), drinking water treatment (ENCE 436), risk assessment (ENCE 489B), solid and hazardous waste treatment (ENCE 489T).

1. Be able to list the types of activities that environmental engineers are engaged in and be able to discuss the importance of environmental considerations in all engineering endeavors.
2. Be able to describe the key components of the natural environment covered in class, and be able to discuss current environmental pollution problems and their causes.
3. Understand the basic principles of environmental chemistry and microbiology used in the solution of environmental problems and be able to apply them and the tools of mass balance analysis and reactor engineering in quantitative problem solutions.
4. Be able to describe the key technologies used to reduce the impact of human activities on the water, air, and land environments, and changes in technology and design that can avoid or minimize the adverse impact of human activities on the environment.

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