ADVANCED TOPICS IN HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC WASTES TREATMENT & CONTROL
- Course
- ENVS623 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC WASTES TREATMENT & CONTROL
- Department
- Environmental Sciences - English - PhD
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
Fundamentals of Hazardous and Toxic waste treatment. Current management practices. Thermal and disposal methods. Site remediation.
ADVANCED TOPICS IN HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC WASTES TREATMENT & CONTROL
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Course outcomes
- 01 1. Identify and classify hazardous waste
- 02 2. Explain toxicology and evalute lethal toxicity
- 03 3.To explain the different treatment methods for hazardous waste management
- 04 4.To discuss about the adventages and disadventages of different treatment methods for hazardous waste management
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Hazardous Waste: Generation and Classification, Legal Framework, Fate of Hazardous Waste |
| Week 3 | Toxicology & Hazardous Waste |
| Week 4 | Toxicology & Hazardous Waste |
| Week 5 | Waste Minimization, Pollution Prevention |
| Week 6 | Physicochemical Treatment of Hazardous Waste |
| Week 7 | Physicochemical Treatment of Hazardous Waste |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM |
| Week 9 | Biological Treatment of Hazardous Waste |
| Week 10 | Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Waste |
| Week 11 | Thermal Treatment of Hazardous Waste |
| Week 12 | Landfilling of Hazardous Waste |
| Week 13 | (Project Presentation) |
| Week 14 | (Project Presentation) |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAM |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 LaGrega M, Buckingham P and Evans J. ‘Hazardous Waste Management’ 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2000.
- 02 "Tchobanoglous G and Kreith F ‘Handbook of Solid Waste Management' 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2000 "
Learning Outcomes
- L01 1. Identify and classify hazardous waste
- L02 2. Explain toxicology and evalute lethal toxicity
- L03 3.To explain the different treatment methods for hazardous waste management
- L04 4.To discuss about the adventages and disadventages of different treatment methods for hazardous waste management
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