Environmental Processes

Catalog description

Environmental Processes (3-0) Critical study of fundamental theories and modeling approaches for physical, chemical and biological processes that affect the fate of chemicals in the environment. Mass flow and diffusion, kinetics and equilibrium, solubility and precipitation, volatilization, oxidation-reduction, types of sorption, complexation, radiodecay and biotransformation. Applications focus on waste disposal, soil and groundwater reclamation, and advanced water and wastewater treatment operations.