Course overview
This course is an introduction to environmental engineering and sustainable development.
It includes environmental quality standards, sources, characteristics, transport, and effects
of water pollutants where we will study biological, chemical, and physical processes in
water and the design of water purification (WPP) and wastewater treatment plants
(WWTP). It also includes the study of the structure and composition of the atmosphere and
effects of air pollutants, greenhouse gases, climate change and the equipment needed to
clean the air in industries such as thermoelectric power plants, cement plants, etc….. We
will study solid waste management and disposal. Finally, we will study concepts such as
carbon footprint, life cycle assessment and introduce Sustainability.