Apr 20, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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CE 4530 - Solid & Hazardous Waste Management


Identification, classification, and study of methods of characterization, handling, treating, managing, and disposal of solid/hazardous wastes regulated under federal and state guidelines and legislation, site remediation, green chemistry.

Requisites: CHEM 1510 and (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be introduced to federal regulations involving solid/hazardous waste.
  • Students will be introduced to remediation methods for sites contaminated with hazardous waste.
  • Students will design solid waste collection plan for a community.
  • Students will learn about an alternative waste treatment option - incineration.
  • Students will learn about generations, sources, characteristics $ quantities of solid waste generated in the U.S.
  • Students will learn about green technology.
  • Students will learn about how to classify hazardous waste.
  • Students will learn basics of solid/hazardous waste landfill design.
  • Students will understand importance of recycle, reuse, waste minimization & composting.



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