CE 341 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Summer 2013 SYLLABUS UNIQUE NUMBER: INSTRUCTOR: 77285 Dr. Lynn E.

Katz ECJ 8.6 Phone: 471-4244 E-mail: lynnkatz@mail.utexas.edu MTH 11:00-12:00, and by appt. MWTH 12:00-2:30P ECJ 7.208 This course is designed to introduce the student to the principles of environmental engineering. Topics include material balances, environmental chemistry, risk assessment, air quality, water quality, and wastewater treatment. Course Description from the 2010-2012 Catalog: Quantitative evaluation of the environmental, economic, and technical problems involved in control of pollutants of the air, water and land. CH 301 and 302, or consent of instructor. Proficiency with computers and familiarity with a spreadsheet program like Excel is expected. Ability to use the Internet is also expected. The required Text is Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design by James R. Mihelcic and Julie Beth Zimmerman

OFFICE HOURS: COURSE TIME: PLACE: OBJECTIVES:

PREREQUISITES: COMPUTER:

TEXT:

ACADEMIC GOALS

This course will introduce the student to the various areas within environmental engineering and their associated principles. Topics include mass balances, environmental chemistry, risk assessment, air quality, water quality, drinking water treatment, and wastewater treatment. By the end of the course, you will be able to do the following major tasks (a more detail outline of goals is provided at the end of this document):

1. Write and solve mass balances in the appropriate units. 2. Balance chemical reactions; write and solve the associated chemical equilibria and rate law expressions. 3. Mathematically describe the mass transfer and partitioning of contaminants between phases. 4. Quantify health risks for exposure to a contaminant. 5. Identify sources of aqueous pollution and indoor and outdoor air pollution; calculate pollutant concentrations within natural and engineered environments. 6. Describe a typical treatment train in a drinking water or wastewater treatment plant.

CLASS FORMAT:

Lectures supplemented with outside reading, homework, and exams. See attached. Exams (3) 75% Homework 12.5% Participation, Paper, Presentation 12.5% Any problems, personal or otherwise, affecting grades should be brought to the instructor's attention. We will use +/- grading.

CLASS OUTLINE: GRADING:

HOMEWORK POLICY: There will be a number of homework assignments during the semester. On most assignments and unless otherwise stated you may work in groups. However, each student must turn in their own assignment. Using homework or homework solutions from previous semesters is not allowed. Homework will be graded using the following scale and the grader will subtract 1 point for a problem that is sloppy or has a lack of systematic presentation.

Points 5 4 3 2 1 0

Description Correct solution, both methodologically and numerically; carefully presented, easy to follow. Correct methodologically, but with minor computational or table look-up errors, leading to erroneous final result. Some conceptual error(s) but correct general approach. Major conceptual errors. Completely missed the point of the problem but made some attempt at a solution. Did not attempt problem.

EXAMINATIONS:

There will be 3- 90 minute exams. Each examination will be closed book and will be given in class on the date indicated. The exams will cover lecture material and assigned reading material. A class crib sheet will be prepared prior to the exam and distributed prior to the exam. Missed examinations may be made up only if the reason for missing was illness or some other emergency. The last exam will take place during finals. While this exam will focus on the material presented in the final third of the class it is in some sense cumulative because we will be applying the fundamental principles developed in the first two thirds of the course to more advanced topics presented at the end of the semester.

COURSE EVALUATION An evaluation of the course and instructor will be conducted at the end of the semester using the approved UT Course/Instructor evaluation forms. DISHONESTY Be honest. Academic dishonesty includes the following: lying, copying another persons homework or using old homework/solutions, cheating on exams, allowing another person to copy your homework or exam (i.e., complicity in academic dishonesty), and plagiarism. If you are caught in an act of academic dishonesty, you will receive a grade of 0 for that assignment or exam. Students who violate University rules on scholastic dishonesty are subject to additional disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and/or dismissal from the University. Since such dishonesty harms the individual, other students, and the integrity of the University, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced. For further information, visit the Student Judicial Services website on academic integrity:

http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/acint_student.php.

ATTENDANCE

Show up to class on time. Regular, on-time class attendance is expected in accordance with the University's General Information catalog and the Cockrell School of Engineering policy (see the section on Attendance in the Undergraduate Catalog). The professor will not repeat material for students who miss class without a valid reason. Attendance will be taken into consideration for the professional evaluation grade. Occasionally, a student may be able to earn extra points during classroom activities; these extra points will not be available to students who miss class without informing the professor of the valid reason for their absence BEFORE class. Web-based, password-protected class sites are associated with all academic courses taught at the University. Syllabi, handouts, assignments, and other information may be available at these sites. Site activities may include exchanging e-mail, engaging in class discussions, and exchanging files. In addition, electronic class rosters will be a component of the sites. Students who do not want their names included in these electronic class rosters must restrict their directory information in the Office of the Registrar, Student Academic Records window, Main Building, Room 1. For information on restricting directory information, see the Course Schedule or General Information Catalog at: http://registrar.utexas.edu/catalogs/gi10-11/.

PRIVACY ISSUES

DISABLED STUDENTS

The University of Texas at Austin provides, upon request, appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Services for Students with Disabilities, 471-6259 (voice) or 232-2937 (video phone) or http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd. From the 1st through the 4th class day, an undergraduate student can drop a course via the web and receive a refund, if eligible. From the 5th through the universitys academic drop deadline, a student may Q drop a course with approval from the Dean, and departmental advisor.

IMPORTANT DATES

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS By UT-Austin policy, a student who misses classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day should inform the instructor as far in advance of

the absence as possible, so that arrangements can be made to complete an assignment within a reasonable time after the absence. SCHEDULE Event Exam 1 Exam 2 (1) Final Exam
(1) (1) (1)

Date July 25 Aug 7 Monday, August 19, 9:00Noon

Exams will take place on the days noted unless otherwise announced by the instructor in class.

Course Topics
LECTURE # 1 2 3 4 DATE 7/15/13 7/17/13 7/18/13 7/22/13 TOPIC 1-Intro and Units 2-Mass Balance I 3-Mass Balance II 4-Mass Balance III HOMEWORK Hmk 1 assigned Hmk 2 assigned Hmk 1 due Hmk 2 due and Review Questions assigned Topic Selection Due Review Questions Due Exam 1 (through Mass Balance III) HW 3 assigned Hmk 3 due Hmk 4 assigned Hmk 4 due

5 6

7/24/13 7/25/13

Exam Review and 5-Environ Chem I Exam and

7 8

7/29/13 7/31/13

5-Environ Chem I 6-Environ Chem II 7 -Environmental Microbiology 8-Risk Assessment

8/1/13

Review Questions assigned due Outline Due Review Questions due Hnk 5 Assigned

10

8/5/13

Exam Review and 9Water Quality I

11 12 13

8/7/13 8/8/13 8/12/13

Exam 10-Water Quality II 11-Drinking Water Trmt and Wastewater 12-Air Pollution Class Presentations Review

14 15

8/14/13 8/15/13

Hmk 5 due Hmk 6 assigned Hmk 6 due Review Questions assigned Major Highlight Due Slides due 8/8/12 Paper Due 8/11/12

CE 341 COURSE OBJECTIVES

Units/Mass Balances 1. Understand the concepts of mass, moles, concentrations, and mass and molar flow rates. 2. Understand the types of units that are used to characterize those concepts listed in Item (1). 3. Know how to use and convert between units of measurement for gas and liquid systems. 4. Be able to perform a mass balance on a plug flow system, a CSTR and a system consisting of two or more reactors in series. 5. Be able to determine which type of system (e.g., plug flow or a CSTR) best represents a natural system such as a lake or river. 6. Be able to incorporate a zero, first order, or second order reaction term into the mass balance. 7. Understand the meaning of steady state, accumulation, and conservative and nonconservative materials. Environmental Chemistry 1. Know how to balance chemical reactions. 2. Know how to determine the amount of product formed and/or reactants used based on stoichiometry. 3. Be able to write equilibrium expressions for chemical reactions and to use the results to calculate the equilibrium distribution of chemical species. 4. Be able compare and discuss the magnitude of the equilibrium constant. 5. Understand the concept of pH and be able to calculate pH and use it to solve for the distribution of products in acid/base reactions. 6. Be able to distinguish between equilibrium and kinetics. 7. Be able to write rate law expressions from reactions, both elementary and nonelementary reactions. 8. Be able to write rate law expressions (elementary and non-elementary). 9. Be able to solve zero, first and second order rate law expressions. Be able to incorporate rate laws into mass balance expressions and solve. Environmental Microbiology 1. Be able to define key words including pathogen, indicator organism, virus, bacteria, protozoa. 2. Be able to identify the key microorganisms associated with waterborne disease. 3. Be able to describe the methods for removing each type of pathogen from water.

4. Be able to describe how each the concentration of each pathogen type is measured. 5. Be able to identify the key properties of an indicator organism. 6. Be able to describe how microorganisms are regulated by EPA. Mass Transfer between Environmental Phases 1. Understand the concepts of equilibrium partitioning and mass transfer between phases, and be able to distinguish between the two concepts. 2. Understand the concept of aqueous solubility; what it means, where it is important, factors that affect it, and how it is used in environmental engineering calculations. 3. Understand the concept of vapor pressure; what it means, where it is important, factors that affect it, and how it is used in environmental engineering calculations. 4. Understand the concept of Henrys Law; what it means, where it is important, factors that affect it, and how it is used in environmental engineering calculations. 5. Understand the concept of octanol-water partition coefficient; what it means, where it is important, factors that affect it, and how it is used in environmental engineering calculations. 6. Understand the concept of adsorption and be able to apply various adsorption equations to quantify the mass of adsorbent required or the equilibrium concentration that will be achieved under various scenarios 7. Understand the fundamental principles associated with cross-media mass transfer; relevant rate expressions, influencing factors, and applications. Risk Assessment 1. Be able to quantify daily intake, carcinogenic risk and non-carcinogenic risk. 2. Be able to interpret and explain the utility and limitations associated with dose/response curves. Understand the meaning of terms such as NOAEL, LOAEL BMDL and RfD. 3. Be able to identify and quantify exposure pathways to be able to estimate risk using mass balance approaches. Natural Water Contaminant Transport 1. Be able to describe the different types of point source and non-point source water pollution problems. 2. Be able to describe the various types of water quality contaminants found in water. 3. Be able to describe the importance of oxygen in water and the impact of other nutrients. 4. Be able to explain oxygen demand in an aqueous system and how it is measured. 5. Be able to calculate BOD5 and ultimate BOD from laboratory data. 6. Be able to calculate the steady-state oxygen transport in a stream.

7. Understand the importance of, and be able to describe the types of particulates that occur in natural waters, how they are measured, and their impacts on water quality. Water and Wastewater 1. Be able to identify and describe various pollutants that are of concern in drinking water. 2. Be able to distinguish primary and secondary standards and MCLs and MCLGs. 3. Be able to describe a typical flow train through a water treatment plant and the objectives of various stages of treatment. 4. Be able to describe a typical flow train through a wastewater treatment plant and the objectives of various stages of treatment.

Air Pollution 1. 2. 3. 4. Understand how the Clean Air Act regulates air pollutants. Be able to identify the major sources and effects of the criteria air pollutants. Be able to determine whether a region is in compliance with a NAAQS standard. Be able to identify greenhouse gases and understand the theory behind the greenhouse effect. 5. Be able to identify sources of indoor air pollution and to calculate the concentration of pollutants in indoor environments from mass balances.

CE 341 Class Project

Project Description During this semester, each student will be given an opportunity to research a case study relevant to environmental engineering. The Enviro-Case study will consist of an in depth investigation of a current environmental issue of local, regional and/or global concern. The topic for this semester will be the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing. Each investigation will vary depending on the specific topic selected but will include the following elements: (1) a data gathering stage, (2) analysis and interpretation of the data including calculations (as appropriate), (3) a 2-4 page short white paper summarizing your analysis and recommendations for future actions and (4) a presentation of your Enviro-Case to the class that utilizes 2 slides of the most interesting aspects of your paper. Several intermediate deadlines will include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Topic Selection Brief outline that is detailed enough for me to understand the flow of your paper A Major Highlight White Paper Slides for Presentation

Avoid plagiarism: Your paper and slides must be written in your own words. Using someone elses words directly, without quotation marks and a citation, is plagiarism. See Professor Hillary Harts website on plagiarism for more in formation (http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/hart/333t/plagiarism.cfm); her website suggests that quotation marks are needed if you take more than 5 words in a row from another source. Thus, avoid cutting and pasting fragments from various websites to patch together your presentation. The professor will not tolerate plagiarism in these presentations. Grading criteria: Presentation should meet the following criteria. Presentation e-mailed to the professor on the due date Presentation posted to blackboard on the due date Complete and accurate content No plagiarized content References provided and properly credited Effective slides Ability to answer questions Overall oral communication quality (e.g., eye contact, speaking volume) Paper should meet the following criteria. Turned in on time Paper objectives clearly stated Content fulfills objective and is accurate Effective organization No plagiarized content References are verified and from scientific literature (not Wikipedia)