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Apr 20, 2024
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EV 730 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Minimization3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The U.S. Congress passed the pollution prevention act of 1990, which states that pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible. This course is an introduction to both hazardous (RCRA Subtitle C) and solid (RCRA Subtitle D) waste management and strategies for source reduction of these wastes. Students are expected to complete a project that involves defining a baseline situation (process maps, generator status, applicable laws and regulations and current costs), researching alternatives, and proposing a strategy that effectively reduces wastes generated, reduces life-cycle environmental impacts and is cost effective. Offered Winter term. (prereq: Graduate standing or department consent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Access information of importance to hazardous and solid waste managers from engineering journals, government and Internet sources
• Identify hazardous wastes as defined by RCRA Subtitle C
• Manage a waste as a hazardous waste
• use process analysis tools, including process mapping
• Understand pollution prevention criteria, strategies, programs, project guidelines
• Perform a life-cycle environmental impact inventory
• Evaluate life-cycle costs for a pollution prevention project
• Be familiar with RCRA Subtitle D, the solid waste management hierarchy
• Know some strategies for minimizing solid waste
• Know elements of sustainability
• Have opportunities to practice communicating clearly and concisely both in technical reports and presentations
Prerequisites by Topic
• None appended
Course Topics
• No course topics appended
Laboratory Topics
• No laboratory topics appended
Coordinator
Francis Mahuta
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