หลักสูตร ภาควิชาสิ่งแวดล้อม
เอกสารรายละเอียดหลักสูตร
รายวิชาที่เปิดสอน
กลุ่มวิชาพื้นฐานทางวิศวกรรมศาสตร์
Instruments and their uses, applied geometry, lettering, sketching dimensions and notes, orthographic projection of points and lines, planes, and solids, isometric and oblique drawing and sketching perspective view, auxiliary view: points and lines, planes and solids, sections and conversion, Practices in drawing.
System of forces (in plane and space) on particles and rigid bodies, equilibrium of rigid bodies, distributed forces, analysis of simple trusses and frames, forces in beams and cables, friction, method of virtual work.
Definition and properties of fluid, measurement of pressure, hydrostatic force on plane surface and curves surface, buoyancy and stability of a floating bodies, fluid kinematics, continuity equation, energy equation, Bernoulli’s equation and momentum equation ,flow resistance , flow in closed conduit and pipe network , open channel flow ,flow measurement , dimensional analysis and similitude , unsteady flow
Hydrologic cycle, hydrometeorology: precipitation, evaporation and evapo-transpiration, streamflow, probability concepts in hydrology, infiltration, Groundwater: rainfall-runoff relationship, hydrograph analysis and unit hydrograph theory, flood routing, Introduction to catchment modelling.
Experimental works including presentation and analysis of results on flow phenomena, methods of flow control, calibration and uses of flow measuring devices.
กลุ่มวิชาบังคับสาขาวิศวกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม
Introduction of environmental engineering concepts: theoretical contents and practical contents. Theorical contents : introduction to mass balance and its applications for hydrology conservative system, pollution generation, and waste treatment. Practical contents including of the waste minimisation concept, water conservation, sludge management, air pollution control, resource conservation, waste recovery, and hazardous waste reduction; Glimpse of current environmental problems, legislation and regulation, environmental ethics, and environmental management.
Fundamental principles of environmental, atomic theory, chemical bonding and structure, reactions, thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, metals and solid state materials. Chemical and physical characteristics of water and wastewater. Applications of basic principles for water chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, geochemistry, organic chemistry and nuclear chemistry.
Introduction to methods for determination of water and wastewater characteristics, sample collection and preservation. Skill practices for reliable analysis of water quality and wastewater characteristics. Basic instrumentation applications. Laboratory analysis of water and wastewater characteristics e.g. solids, DO, BOD, COD, nitrogen, phosphorus, etc. Technic for general microbiological analysis, e.g. sterile techniques, microscopic observation, dye staining, measure of cell growth, determination of coliform bacteria, etc. Data interpretation and application of data to environmental engineering practice e.g. water treatment system, neutralization, chemical coagulation, water softening and activated carbon adsorption.
Fundamentals and concepts of engineering survey. Distance and direction measurements, leveling, contour. Error in surveying, acceptable error and data collection. Introduction to the capabilities and techniques of usage of theodolites and develop the basic usage skills, horizontal and vertical angles, triangulation, precise determination of azimuth, precise transverse plane coordinate system, precise leveling, area and volume determinations. Fundamentals and practical skills of positioning, global position systems.
Roles of statistics in environmental engineering. Fundamental statistics. Probability. Random variable (discrete and continuous random variable). Commonly used distributions. Sampling Distribution. Estimation (point and confidence estimation). Hypothesis testing. Analysis of variance. Correlation and simple regression analysis. Chi-square Test.
Basic concepts of cell and its structure. Principles of bacteriology, growth, control and metabolism. Biodegradation of organic compounds and actions of enzymes as related to stabilisation of organic matter. Mechanism of phytoremediation to eliminate toxic compounds. Fundamental concepts related to energy, food chain, productivity and limiting factors. Basic concepts of ecology, stream ecology, biota dymanics in wastewater treatment environment. Roles of microorganisms in biological wastewater treatment systems, aerobic and anaerobic processes, nutrient removal. Biodegradation of xenobiotics in biological treatment systems.
Introduction to computer as computational aid in environmental engineering analysis. Applications of computer to analyse problems in water supply engineering. Flow in sewer and water distribution systems. Analysis of hydrological problems. Hydraulic analysis in water and wastewater treatment plants. Designing of water and wastewater treatment units. Water management modeling. Air pollution management and control computations.
Principles, designs and applications of physical and chemical unit operations in water and wastewater treatment, mixing, sedimentation, floatation, filtration, equalization, coagulation and flocculation, aeration, ion-exchange, adsorption, sludge dewatering.
Fundamentals of building sanitation, laws and regulations. Design of storm water collection pipes, site drainage system, waste, soil, and vent systems, cold water supply system, hot water supply system, fire protection system, for individual building. Design concepts and options for increased sustainability. Integrated concepts of material selections, functions and energy saving.
Fundamentals of biological unit processes in wastewater treatment. Fundamental of reactor engineering. Kinetics of biochemical systems. Mathematical model of ideal biochemical reactors. Design and operation parameters for biological suspended and attached growth systems
The study of environmental unit operation and process through laboratory experiments. Physical unit operation, sedimentation, filtration, etc. Physico-chemical unit operation, coagulation, adsorption, etc. Biological unit process, activated sludge etc.
Development of municipal solid waste management system, generation source, composition, quantities and characteristics of municipal solid waste. Handling at source and collection, transfer and transport. Processing and transformation technologies. Source reduction and recycling. Disposal of solid waste and residual matter, incineration, composting and sanitary landfill.
Definitions, laws and environmental legislations, classification of hazardous wastes, physico-chemical properties, toxicology. Types and characteristics of hazardous waste. Risk assessment and management. Handling and transportation. Fundamentals of treatment and disposal processes, stabilisation, solidification, land disposal, site remediation.
Types and sources of air pollutant. Effects of air pollution on health and environment. Regulations and standards for ambient air quality. Applications of meteorological data for predicting fate and transport of air pollutants in the atmosphere. Global circulation of air pollutants. The use of dispersion models to predict pollutant concentrations in the atmosphere, photochemical reactions of stratospheric ozone, global impacts of acid rain. Emission of pollutants from stationary and mobile sources. Principles of particulate and gaseous pollutant control. Measurements for air pollutants, sampling and analysis method. Laws and regulations.
Concepts of environmental impact assessment and methodology. Assessments of physical resources: air, water and noiss. Assessments of ecological and biological resources. Human use values and quality of life values, culture, socioeconomic. Interrelationship of engineering aspects and environmental parameters. Planning of environmental quality evaluation, monitoring, prevention and mitigation measures. Establishment and organisation of environmental agencies. Industrialisation and Urbanisation management, resource conservation. Management approaches and program implementation. ISO 14000 series, Cleaner Technology.
Importance of water, nature and sources of water. Water crisis related to environment. Estimating of water demand, requirement and consumption in household, industrial, and public units. Estimating the quantities of natural raw water resources, river, lake and groundwater. Evaluation of surface and groundwater quality and standards. Criteria for selecting water sources for water supply system and standards for water supply. Introduction to water reuse and household water saving equipments. Water treatment processes, aeration, pH adjustment and softening, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection. Design of distribution system.
Wastewater characteristics. Wastewater flow rates. Design of wastewater collection systems, combined and separated sewers, pump and pumping stations. Wastewater treatment and effluent standards. Design of facilities for wastewater treatment, disinfection, sludge treatment and disposal.
Principles of sound wave, instruments and measurements of noise and vibration. Sources and impacts of noise and vibration on human health and environment. General physiological and subjective responses to noise and vibration. Laws and regulations. Techniques available for noise and vibration control in the environment and use of acoustic material and barriers.
Student qualification: Results of basic engineering subjects and environmental engineering compulsory subjects announced in study plan from the first semester of the first year until the first semester of the third year must be achieved at least D, for at least 80% of credits notified in the study plan. Practical training in industry not less than 40 working days or 320 hours during summer semester.
Proposal preparation that clearly states the objectives, idea, methodology, working plan, and budgetary of a selected project in the field of environmental engineering.
Conducting of a study of the approved project proposal. Presenting major finding results in form of an oral presentation and submitting a project report to a project committee appointed by department
กลุ่มวิชาเลือกวิศวกรรม
สำหรับนักศึกษากลุ่ม โครงการการเรียนรู้ร่วมอุตสาหกรรมให้ลงทะเบียนเรียนวิชา ENV403 เป็นวิชาเลือก
Continual learning and practical skills of environmental engineering works in industry. Obtaining experiences, conceptual thinking in engineering career, organisation culture and team work. Applications of knowledge to solve the hot issues of organisation. (evaluated by the industrial representatives and project’s advisor appointed by department).
สาขาวิศวกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม
Analysis methods of engineering economics. Determinations of present worth, rate of return, equivalent uniform cash flow, benefit-cost ratio, investment cost and depreciation. Criteria of construction economy related to design engineer and contractor, value engineering in construction, cost of owning and operating construction equipment. Applications of operation research for solving problems in environmental engineering works.
Global energy flows, biological energy and ecosystems, sources of energy and their merits. Technologies of energy production with emphasis on power generation and solar energy. Energy related environmental problems including thermal pollution, air pollution, radioactivity, etc. Trend of energy use and energy conservation by detaining energy consumption growth.
Occupational health and safety regulation and standards. Nature of accident in industry and need of accident prevention. Risk perception, assessment and management. Prevention and control of occupational accidents. Planning for safety such as plant layout, machine guarding, maintenance and etc. Prevention and control of workplace hazards. Personal protective equipment. Audits and emergency planning. Safety in industry, typically specific hazards. Management of safety programme. Safety training. Case studies in accident analysis.
Background of environmental law. Law and standards. Factory Acts. Hazardous Substance Acts. Environmental Regulation and Decrees. Public Health Acts. Implementation and Enforcement. Related International laws and regulations.
Production processes and characteristics of wastewater generated by major industries. Concepts and practical guidelines for wastewater minimisation and clean technology in production processes. Technologies for industrial wastewater treatment. Control and monitoring of wastewater treatment plant and facilities. Modification and performance improvement of existing wastewater treatment. Laws and regulations with regard to industrial wastewater management and control.
Water resource development (present and the future). Water resource issues on both quantity and quality. Methodologies and instruments for water resource management (both structures and policies) : irrigation, the use of water for domestic and industry, hydro-power generation, water ways, flood protection, wastewater treatment and management, groundwater, recreation. Water resource policy in Thailand. Case studies of water resource problems and management.
Design of wastewater collection system using combined and separated pipes, storm drainage system, manholes, wastewater pumping station, maintenance of wastewater collection system. Design of water distribution system, pump selection, water tower, maintenance of water distribution system according to environmental engineering and energy conservation.
Analysis of existing environmental problems and progressive development of treatment technologies including advanced technical knowledge in environmental engineering or related area. Emphasise on group presentation and discussion.
Study on a special topic related to environmental engineering. The Department will notify further information as it becomes available.
Study on a special topic related to environmental engineering. The Department will notify further information, as it becomes available.
Study on a special topic related to environmental engineering. The Department will notify further information, as it becomes available.
Study on a special topic related to environmental engineering. The Department will notify further information, as it becomes available.
หรือวิชา ENV 5XX ในหลักสูตรวิศวกรรมศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาวิศวกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าธนบุรี โดยต้องได้รับความเห็นชอบจากอาจารย์ที่ปรึกษาและ/หรือ คณะกรรมการวิชาการภาควิชาวิศวกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม และไม่ขัดต่อระเบียบมหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าธนบุรี ว่าด้วยการศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรี
สาขาวิศวกรรมศาสตร์
เอกสารรายละเอียดหลักสูตร
รายวิชาที่เปิดสอน
ก. หมวดวิชาบังคับ
สำหรับแผนก1 (ไม่นับหน่วยกิต)
Details of case study, group discussions. Case analysis of environmental problems, new developed treatment technologies, progress in environmental engineering and or related fields.
สำหรับแผน ก 2 และ แผน ข (7หน่วยกิต)
Study of properties of chemical. Fundamental principles governing transport and fate of chemical constituents in environmental compartments; atmosphere, aquatic, soil, sediment, and biota. Partition coefficient and water solubility. Sorption to soils/sediments biodegradation. Hydrolysis.
Determination of rate expression, reaction mechanism, kinetics of microbial growth, and enzyme catalyzed reactions. Interpretation of reaction rate data. Mass transfer by diffusion and convection. Interphase mass transfer. Mass transfer with reaction. Variables and designing equations for ideal reactors. Analysis and design of biological reactors.
Details of case study, group discussions. Case analysis of environmental problems, new developed treatment technologies, progress in environmental engineering and or related fields.
ข. หมวดวิชาเลือก
สำหรับแผนก1 (18 หน่วยกิต)
สำหรับแผน ข (24 หน่วยกิต)
ข.1 หมวดวิชาเลือกทางการจัดการสิ่งแวดล้อม
Background of environmental law. Law and legislation principle. Environmental laws and regulations. International environmental laws.Convention. Environmental debate case study. Environmental organizations. Relationships and roles of environmental organizations.
Study of the effects of socio-economics change on the environment. Measures of influence socio-economics change and its adverse environmental impact. Alternative models of socio-economics development on the basis of environmental conservation and public participation. Relationship between socio-economics change and environmental problems and their solutions.
Environmental systems. Dynamic approach and system analysis. Criteria for environmental system management. Environmental aspect analysis: resources, sinks and pathways of soil, water and air environment. Principles of management system (basic concepts and practice) including environmental policy, planning and management system. Guidelines and preventive measures based on technocentric and ecocentric approach; tool for environmental management and its benefit.
Regulation and standard. Risk perception, assessment, and management. Electrical hazard, fire protection, fire evacuation, and mechanical hazard. Prevention and control of occupational accidents, prevention and control of workplace hazards, personal protective equipment, audits, and emergency planning.
Industry and environment. Environmental regulations. Concepts of pollution prevention. Life-cycle assessment. Pollution prevention economics. Pollution prevention planning. Design for the environment conservation of water, energy, and chemicals. Fugitive emission. Case studies.
Defining environmental economics. Demand Supply and Price, analysis tools for environmental economics, cost-benefit analysis, emission charges, emission tax, and willingness to pay. Economic analysis for environmental project, natural resources management for sustainable future.
Understanding the principles of sustainability design and development. Incorporating sustainable development in decision making and planning processes. Integrating technical performance with social, environmental and economic outcomes. Applying available sustainable matrics such as ecological footprints, ecological lifecycle analysis to maximise sustainable development outcomes.
Concept of life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint (CF) for evaluating effect of products (or organization) on environment, the procedures involving steps of resources extraction, production process, transportation, use, and disposal.Data interpretation for developing production processes or reducing environmental impacts.
ข.2 หมวดวิชาเลือกทางด้านน้ำ
Chemical behaviors of inorganic substances in natural waters, wastewaters, and treated waters. Chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, coordination chemistry, precipitation and dissolution. Oxidation-reduction reactions, and reactions on solid surfaces. Application of advanced principles to prediction of general trends in the fate and transport of inorganic contaminants in natural environment and treatment system.
Fundamentals of organic chemistry. Analysis and monitoring. Physical-chemical properties of organic substances in the environment, solubility, acid and base. Phase partitioning and sorption. Organic transformation in the environment by chemical, photochemical, and biological reactions.
Fundamental of advanced water and wastewater treatment technologies. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Adsorption, ion exchange, and membrane filtration. Tertiary biological treatment for nutrient removal (BNR). High rate anaerobic reactor (HRAR). Innovative treatment technologies.
Knowledge of integrated hydrological model focusing on surface water; governing mechanism of the dynamic hydro-environmental system; fate and transport model; types of models; formulation of mathematical models; analytical and numerical methods for solving model equations; model validation and verifications; introductory discussion on characteristics and function of environmental models in several disciplines.
Nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. Principles of biochemistry and biological for nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Mass balance and kinetics for nutrient uptake. Biological nutrient removal; processes configuration and design, separated and combined systems.
Introduction to surface water pollution and water quality control.Development of mathematical models for simulating water quality monitoringand management. Solving of environmental engineering problems. Numericaltechniques to solve nonlinear partial differential equations.Applications to resolve environmental engineering problems.
Introduction to aquifers, groundwater, porous medium; fluids and porous matrix properties. Pressure and piezometric head. Fundamental fluid transport equations in porous media. Equation of motion of a homogeneous fluid, continuity and conservation equations for a homogeneous fluid. Solving of boundary and initial value problems. Unconfined flow and the Dupuit approximation; Hydrodynamic dispersion. Models and analogs.
Mathematical descriptions of pollutant transport processes in groundwater. Development of models to predict contaminant behavior in aquifers. Advection, dispersion, diffusion, adsorption, and biological degradation mechanisms. Analytical and numerical methods. Groundwater monitoring technology.
Introduction.Global perspective on biological wastewater treatment. Principles of anaerobic treatment. Operational considerations. Treatability protocol. Biomass immobilization. Reactor configuration comparisons, bicarbonate alkalinity, trace metals, toxicity response, sulfide production, refractory organics, and other related topics.
Introduction to advanced oxidation processes, reduction-oxidation reaction, hydroxyl radicals and oxidation reaction. Ultraviolet (UV) light. Study of theory and background in UV/TiO2, UV/H2O2, Fenton’s process, and UV/Fenton. Kinetic studies, applications in contaminant removal from wastewater, and nanotechnology related to advanced oxidation processes.
Development of advanced water treatment technologies. Liquid separation technologies, ion exchange resin, adsorption, reverse osmosis, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, electrodialysis and continuous electro-deionization. Gas separation technologies, porous membranes and stripping. Disinfection processes, ultraviolet, ozone and nanocatalyst. Selection of alternatives treatment processes and case studies.
ข.3 หมวดวิชาเลือกทางด้านอากาศ
Earth system and atmospheric relationship, atmospheric thermodynamic, physical and chemical transformation of air pollutants, fates and behavior of major constituents of air pollutants in the atmosphere. photochemistry and kinetics, clould microphysics, weather system, meteorology, climate dynamic.
Emission estimates, cleaner technology, resource recovery, efficiency, combustion, fluid dynamic, natures of particulate pollutants, control of primary particulates, control of volatile organic compounds, control of gaserous pollutants, control of air toxic, control of automobile emission.
Mathematical methods for the analysis of air quality at the local, regional, and global scales. Statistical, probabilistic, and deterministic methods for air quality prediction. Physical aspects of the atmosphere: dispersion, advection, transport, and boundary fluxes. Modeling application and case study.
Introduction to Air pollution; urban, global and regional air pollution. Climate change. Health and environmental effects of air pollution. Emissions. Air pollution monitoring. Meteorology and pollutant dispersion. Air quality modeling and applications. Air pollution control techniques. Integrated air quality management. Governance and policies. Indoor air pollution.
ข.4 หมวดวิชาเลือกทางด้านของเสีย
Introduction to hazardous wastes including characterization, generation sources, and risk assessments. Technologies of waste minimization and resource recovery. Management of hazardous wastes including handling, storage, and transportation, and management.
Principles of landfills, planning, design, operation, and closure methods. Long-term care of landfills. Management of wastes generated from landfill; gas movement, control, and uses, leachate control and treatment. Disposal of hazardous and special wastes. Site evaluation.
Physical and chemical properties of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels.Introduction to potential agricultural and industrial wastes for thermal conversion processes. Kinetics in thermal pyrolysis and gasification. Theoretical air requirement and excess air.Design considerations of different types of thermal conversion reactors; treatment and conversion ofwastes into useful chemicals fuels and/or heat; ash and tar formation and their remediation.
Introduction to microbiology and biodegradation, hydrogeologic information, groundwater modeling. Fundamental principles of bioengineering of soils and groundwater. Discussion of bioremediation of surface and subsurface soils, freshwater, and marine systems.
The principles of waste recycling technology; waste minimization and cleaner production; composting; biofuel production; algae and fish production; aquatic weeds and their utilization; land treatment of wastewater and sludge.
ข.5 หมวดวิชาเลือกอื่นๆ
Definition of risk. System analysis. Application of mathematical methods for environmental risk assessment, quantitative risk assessment, modeling exposure fields, modeling, exposure-response relationships. Monte Carlo method for uncertainty, and variability analysis. Health risk assessment and ecological risk assessment. Risk management and risk communication.
Basic principles of toxicology. Types of pollutants in environments including natural originated and anthropogenic substances. Health effects of chemicals in environments and legal control of pollutants. Toxicity of chemicals contaminated in food, water, and air. Toxicity of heavy metals and trace organic compounds. Risk assessment of health hazards and the effect of environmental pollutants.
Sources of emerging pollutants.Types of pollutants.Principles and effects of emerging pollutants on treatment systems and ecosystem.Treatment technologies for emerging pollutants;adsorption, membrane, ozonation.
Research skill development: thinking systems-creative, analytical and critical thinking; searching a literature review; planning and executing a research; data analysis and interpretation. Language skill development: preparing of abstract and full manuscript; avoiding of plagiarism-techniques of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing; note-taking; delivering of citation and bibliography.
Role of statistics in Environmental Engineering. Environmental sampling, environmental monitoring, data management, statistical models, quantitative data analysis and interpretation using SPSS, Observational and experimental studies, drawing conclusions from data, presentation of results.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the special topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the special topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the special topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the advanced topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the advanced topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the specific topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the specific topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
ค. วิทยานิพนธ์และการค้นคว้าอิสระ (6/12/36 หน่วยกิต)
สำหรับแผน ก 1 (วิทยานิพนธ์ 36 หน่วยกิต)
สำหรับแผน ก 2 (วิทยานิพนธ์ 12 หน่วยกิต)
สำหรับแผน ข (การค้นคว้าอิสระ 6 หน่วยกิต)
เอกสารรายละเอียดหลักสูตร
รายวิชาที่เปิดสอน
ก. หมวดวิชาบังคับ
สำหรับแผนก1 (ไม่นับหน่วยกิต)
Details of case study, group discussions. Case analysis of environmental problems, new developed treatment technologies, progress in environmental engineering and or related fields.
Details of case study, group discussions. Case analysis of environmental problems, new developed treatment technologies, progress in environmental engineering and or related fields.
ข. หมวดวิชาเลือก
แบบ 2.1 (12 หน่วยกิต)
แบบ 2.2 (24 หน่วยกิต)
Study of properties of chemical. Fundamental principles governing transport and fate of chemical constituents in environmental compartments; atmosphere, aquatic, soil, sediment, and biota. Partition coefficient and water solubility. Sorption to soils/sediments biodegradation. Hydrolysis.
Determination of rate expression, reaction mechanism, kinetics of microbial growth, and enzyme catalyzed reactions. Interpretation of reaction rate data. Mass transfer by diffusion and convection. Interphase mass transfer. Mass transfer with reaction. Variables and designing equations for ideal reactors. Analysis and design of biological reactors.
Definition of risk. System analysis. Application of mathematical methods for environmental risk assessment, quantitative risk assessment, modeling exposure fields, modeling, exposure-response relationships. Monte Carlo method for uncertainty, and variability analysis. Health Risk assessment and Ecological Risk assessment. Risk management and Risk communication.
Basic principles of toxicology. Types of pollutants in environments including natural originated and anthropogenic substances. Health effects of chemicals in environments and legal control of pollutants. Toxicity of chemicals contaminated in food, water, and air. Toxicity of heavy metals and trace organic compounds. Risk assessment of health hazards and the effect of environmental pollutants.
Sources of emerging pollutants. Types of pollutants. Principles and effects of emerging pollutants on treatment systems and ecosystem. Treatment technologies for emerging pollutants;adsorption, membrane, ozonation.
Research skill development: thinking systems-creative, analytical and critical thinking; searching a literature review; planning and executing a research; data analysis and interpretation. Language skill development: preparing of abstract and full manuscript; avoiding of plagiarism-techniques of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing; note-taking; delivering of citation and bibliography.
Role of statistics in Environmental Engineering. Environmental sampling, environmental monitoring, data management, statistical models, quantitative data analysis and interpretation using SPSS, Observational and experimental studies, drawing conclusions from data, presentation of results.
Understanding the principles of sustainability design and development. Incorporating sustainable development in decision making and planning processes. Integrating technical performance with social, environmental and economic outcomes. Applying available sustainable matrics such as ecological footprints, ecological lifecycle analysis to maximise sustainable development outcomes.
Concept of life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint (CF) for evaluating effect of products (or organization) on environment, the procedures involving steps of resources extraction, production process, transportation, use, and disposal. Data interpretation for developing procuction processes or reducing environmental impacts.
Chemical behaviors of inorganic substances in natural waters, wastewaters, and treated waters. Chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, coordination chemistry, precipitation and dissolution. Oxidation-reduction reactions, and reactions on solid surfaces. Application of advanced principles to prediction of general trends in the fate and transport of inorganic contaminants in natural environment and treatment system.
Fundamentals of organic chemistry. Analysis and monitoring. Physical-chemical properties of organic substances in the environment, solubility, acid and base. Phase partitioning and sorption. Organic transformation in the environment by chemical, photochemical, and biological reactions.
Fundamental of advanced water and wastewater treatment technologies. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Adsorption, ion exchange, and membrane filtration. Tertiary biological treatment for nutrient removal (BNR). High rate anaerobic reactor (HRAR). Innovative treatment technologies.
Knowledge of integrated hydrological model focusing on surface water; governing mechanism of the dynamic hydro-environmental system; fate and transport model; types of models; formulation of mathematical models; analytical and numerical methods for solving model equations; model validation and verifications; introductory discussion on characteristics and function of environmental models in several disciplines.
Nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. Principles of biochemistry and biological for nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Mass balance and kinetics for nutrient uptake. Biological nutrient removal processes configuration and design for ammonia, nitrate, and phosphorus removal both separated and combined systems.
Introduction to surface water pollution and water quality control.Development of mathematical models for simulating water quality monitoringand management. Solving of environmental engineering problems. Numericaltechniques to solve nonlinear partial differential equations.Applications to resolve environmental engineering problems.
Introduction to aquifers, groundwater, porous medium; fluids and porous matrix properties. Pressure and piezometric head. Fundamental fluid transport equations in porous media. Equation of motion of a homogeneous fluid, continuity and conservation equations for a homogeneous fluid. Solving of boundary and initial value problems. Unconfined flow and the Dupuit approximation; Hydrodynamic dispersion. Models and analogs.
Mathematical descriptions of pollutant transport processes in groundwater. Development of models to predict contaminant behavior in aquifers. Advection, dispersion, diffusion, adsorption, and biological degradation mechanisms. Analytical and numerical methods. Groundwater monitoring technology.
Introduction. Global perspective on biological wastewater treatment. Principles of anaerobic treatment. Operational considerations. Treatability protocol. Biomass immobilization. Reactor configuration comparisons, bicarbonate alkalinity, trace metals, toxicity response, sulfide production, refractory organics, and other related topics.
Introduction to advanced oxidation processes, reduction-oxidation reaction, hydroxyl radicals and oxidation reaction. Ultraviolet (UV) light. Study of theory and background in UV/TiO2, UV/H2O2, Fenton’s process, and UV/Fenton. Kinetic studies, applications in contaminant removal from wastewater, and nanotechnology related to advanced oxidation processes.
Development of advanced water treatment technologies. Liquid separation technologies, ion exchange resin, adsorption, reverse osmosis, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, electrodialysis and continuous electro-deionization. Gas separation technologies, porous membranes and stripping. Disinfection processes, ultraviolet, ozoneandnanocatalyst.Selection of alternatives treatment processes and case studies.
Introduction to hazardous wastes including characterization, generation sources, and risk assessments. Technologies of waste minimization and resource recovery. Management of hazardous wastes including handling, storage, transportation, and management.
Principles of landfills, planning, design, operation, and closure methods. Long-term care of landfills. Management of wastes generated from landfill; gas movement, control, and uses, leachate control and treatment. Disposal of hazardous and special wastes. Site evaluation.
Physical and chemical properties of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels.Introduction to potential agricultural and industrial wastes for thermal conversion processes. Kinetics in thermal pyrolysis and gasification. Theoretical air requirement and excess air. Design considerations of different types of thermal conversion reactors; treatment and conversion ofwastes into useful chemicals fuels and/or heat; ash and tar formation and their remediation.
Introduction to microbiology and biodegradation, hydrogeologic information, groundwater modeling. Fundamental principles of bioengineering of soils and groundwater. Discussion of bioremediation of surface and subsurface soils, freshwater, and marine systems.
The principles of waste recycling technology; waste minimization and cleaner production; composting; biofuel production; algae and fish production; aquatic weeds and their utilization; land treatment of wastewater and sludge.
Earth system and atmospheric relationship, atmospheric thermodynamic, physical and chemical transformation of air pollutants, fates and behavior of major constituents of air pollutants in the atmosphere. photochemistry and kinetics, clould microphysics, weather system, meteorology, climate dynamic.
Emission estimates, cleaner technology, resource recovery, efficiency, combustion, fluid dynamic, natures of particulate pollutants, control of primary particulates, control of volatile organic compounds, control of gaserous pollutants, control of air toxic, control of automobile emission.
Mathematical methods for the analysis of air quality at the local, regional, and global scales. Statistical, probabilistic, and deterministic methods for air quality prediction. Physical aspects of the atmosphere: dispersion, advection, transport, and boundary fluxes. Modeling application and case study.
Introduction to Air Pollution; urban, global and regional air pollution. Climate Change. Health and Environmental Effects of Air Pollution. Emissions. Air Pollution Monitoring. Meteorology and Pollutant Dispersion. Air Quality Modeling and Applications. Air Pollution Control Techniques. Integrated Air Quality Management. Governance and Policies. Indoor Air Pollution.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the advanced topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the advanced topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the specific topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
These open courses are to allow presentation of the specific topics of current interests in environmental engineering or related areas. Further details will be announced in advance upon their availability.
Details of case study, group discussions. Case analysis of environmental problems, new developed treatment technologies, progress in environmental engineering and or related fields.
Details of case study, group discussions. Case analysis of environmental problems, new developed treatment technologies, progress in environmental engineering and or related fields.