Waste Management and Site Remediation

Catalog description

The course has two main areas of focus: (1) solid and hazardous waste management, including the key regulations and engineering approaches, such as landfills, waste-to-energy combustion, composting, and material recovery facilities; and (2) contaminated site remediation, including the key regulations, site characterization, risk-based decision making, transport and fate of contaminants, and an introduction to remediation technologies.