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Course Title |
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| ETM 301 |
Environmental Management |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course is intended for both ETM majors and non-majors interested in the general area of environmental management. Students will develop an understanding of the tasks and duties performed by environmental specialists who manage environmental problem solving for industry, regulatory and municipal agencies, and consulting firms specializing in environmental work. It is an overview course covering elements that are developed in more depth in other ETM courses. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Environmental compartments: air, water, land
Basic ecology
Federal, state and local regulatory agencies
Environmental, Safety and Health profession
Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization
ISO 14000
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| ETM 302 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: Basic principles used in the treatment of water and wastewater, including the remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater, are covered. In addition, these principles can be used in designing, developing and tailoring industrial processes to minimize detrimental environmental effects. This course presents the student with a basic understanding of the hydrologic cycle and how the human interface alters this process. The chemical and biological elements of treatment will be presented as well as hydrologic theory and treatment technologies. Design engineering of processes will be stressed. Finally federal and state regulations which directly impact various treatment technologies will be covered. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Chemistry of treatment technologies
Biological and microbiological treatment processes
Laboratory testing
Hydraulics and fluid dynamics
Water quality standards
Water distribution systems |
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| ETM 303 |
Environmental Regulations |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course provides an overview of the current regulations that apply to the general field of Environmental Technology including Federal and Arizona statutes as well as local regulations. It is not a comprehensive review, but is intended to show the environmental professional how the field has evolved and where it is going. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Environmental law concepts
Evolution of environmental law and policy
Air quality regulation
Water quality regulation
Waste disposal regulation
Emergency planning, toxic substances, and pesticide regulation |
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| ETM 360 |
Introduction to Emergency Management |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: Accidents and emergency situations have plagued man since the beginning of history and will undoubtedly occur during our conceivable future. Armed with knowledge and skills for managing such occurrences can lessen their impacts on society. This course presents the theories, principles, and approaches to emergency management. The philosophy of Comprehensive Emergency Management will be discussed with the four attendant steps which include mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. An analysis of past disasters will be presented along with their impacts on policy formation leading up to the current FEMA all-hazards approach. The role, duties, and importance of the Emergency Manager will be discussed throughout the semester. Finally, legal issues involving emergency management will be presented. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Comprehensive Emergency Management philosophy
Roles and duties of emergency managers throughout the United States
History of FEMA and current roles in all-hazard management
Various types of natural and technological disasters and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery approaches to each
History of Citizen Relocation Plans and role in development of FEMA
Partnership interactions among Government, Academia, Industry, and Community |
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| ETM 362 |
Managing Natural and Technological Disasters |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: The field of emergency management deals with managing natural disasters, technological disasters, and contingencies involving both genre. This class reviews many basic tenants of management as well as leadership styles. Based on this foundation, diverse responses to various emergencies will be presented from the Federal, state, and local perspectives. Management of mass casualties will be presented along with evacuation and sheltering. Terrorism, chemical and biological threats will be addressed. Finally, formal declaration of emergency and federal aid procedures will be presented. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Various types of potential disasters, their components and history
Roles and duties of emergency managers at various levels of government
Management and leadership styles applicable in emergency management
Legal and regulatory authority in emergency management
FEMA's all-hazard philosophy
Dynamic interaction between our increasingly complex technological environment and the increase in cost of disasters annually within the United States |
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| ETM 363 |
Computer Applications in Emergency Management |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: The nature and complexity of emergency management has grown significantly in the past decade. Along with this growth has been an even greater growth in technological solutions and aids. Foremost has been the use of computers for emergency planning, regulatory compliance, response to disaster situations, and recovery. Even application forms for disaster assistance have become electronic instruments. This course provides the student with an introduction to the use of computer technology in emergency management. Basic word processing, spreadsheet and database applications, and electronic communications will be covered. Using this foundation, specific computer programs will be explored which are currently in use for contingency planning, tracking chemical inventories and response resources, modeling of toxic plumes, and decision making during disasters. Hazard and risk evaluation will be covered along with attendant hazard identification, vulnerability analysis, risk and consequence analysis. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Use of computers in planning for emergencies, regulatory compliance, emergency response, and recovery
Virtual networking
CAMEO (Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations) software
Basic On-line Disaster Emergency Response (BOLDER)
Hazard analysis and mapping using GIS
Toxic plume modeling |
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| ETM 364 |
Toxicology and Biohazards for Emergency Managers |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: Fire fighters and emergency managers face many decisions in dealing with routine emergencies as well as all-out disaster response. One of the most onerous is hazards associated with toxic exposure. Even in the aftermath of such natural disasters as earthquakes, many hazardous releases may be experienced as well as epidemiological outbreaks. This course will introduce the student to the study of poisons. Dose-response, routes of exposure, and toxicokinetics will be covered. Various diseases associated with natural disasters will be explored. Finally, clinical presentations of various exposures and treatment will be addressed. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
History of diseases, epidemics, toxic exposure disasters
Basic toxicology and biohazards
Physiological impacts of various poisons and biohazards
Dose-response, routes of exposure, and toxicokinetics
Planning and response to various hazards relating to poisons and biohazards |
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| ETM 401/501 |
Hazardous Waste Management |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course examines the evolution of hazardous waste issues and the legal mechanisms that have been established to prevent the uncontrolled release of hazardous substances into the environment. The scientific as well as the economic and social impact of hazardous waste management is explored. An overview of the current legal environment is presented, specifically including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) but also the Clean Air and Water Acts and other pertinent legislation. The technical basis for site remediation and treatment technologies is presented. Medical and toxicological topics as they pertain to exposure of the public or hazardous waste workers are covered. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Legal and scientific definitions of hazardous wastes
Environmental fate and mobilization of hazardous wastes
Understanding of basic toxicology, risk assessment, and regulatory standards of exposure
Legal requirements for hazardous waste generators, transporters, storage and treatment operators
Treatment, storage and disposal technologies
Understanding of Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization programs
Site assessment requirements
Underground storage tank requirements
HAZWOPER requirements |
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| ETM 402 |
Unit Treatment Technologies |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: The successful environmental manager in today's complex technological world must possess an in-depth knowledge of various tools available for abating and/or preventing environmental contamination. This course explores various treatment technologies including air stripping/sparging, biodegradation, carbon adsorption, chemical precipitation, and various approaches to air purification. The course emphasizes treatment processes and process design. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Environmental mathematics
Selecting remediation technologies
Well technology
Soil-vapor extraction
Air sparging
Biodegradation
Carbon adsorption
Air stripping
Chemical oxidation
Air pollution control technologies |
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| ETM 406 |
Environmental Chemistry |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course examines the reactions, transport, and fates of chemicals in water, soil, air, and living organisms. It provides the basis for distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic impacts on the environment and the role of technology in providing solutions to environmental problems. In addition, the scientific basis for major legal and political initiatives pertaining to environmental matters will be discussed. |
| Performance Objectives: ccessful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Environmental cycles of matter and energy
Atmospheric chemistry, pollutants, and anthropogenic changes to the global climate
Interactions between soil and water
Environmental fates of hazardous wastes and toxins
Environmental modeling of pollutant transport |
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| ETM 424 |
Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Response for Hazardous Materials |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: Individuals who work with, manage, or otherwise interface directly or indirectly with industrial wastes and/or hazardous materials must have at least a rudimentary understanding of contingency planning and response to incidents and accidents involving hazardous materials. This course will provide a basic understanding of techniques for in-house or on-site emergency response contingency planning. Sample plans will be developed with emphasis on assessment, equipment requirements, collateral support agreements and actual response. Definitions will be covered which will promote and facilitate discussions concerning planning and response as well as providing a framework upon which the student can engage in problem formulation and statement. An actual response exercise will be conducted requiring total class participation. |
| Performance Objectives: essful completion of this course will provide the student with an understanding of:
Federal and State regulations pertaining to contingency planning and response training
Response considerations for hazardous materials incidents
Design, development, and execution of exercises
Site management control
Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from hazmat incident
Environmental modeling of pollutant transport |
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| ETM 428 |
International Environmental Management |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course examines environmental technology issues faced by countries outside of the United States and compares their approaches to solving these problems from a technological, economic, and political basis. Some of the topics to be covered include:
contrasting the approaches to controlling environmental pollution in centralized vs. market economies
environmental policies in richer vs developing countries
issues of changing environmental strategies
impact of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
role of international agreements on environmental issues that transcend national borders.
impact of ISO 14000
corporate environmental strategies and policies of trans-national companies. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
trans-national environmental technology issues
the history and current state of international efforts to manage environmental problems
the relationship between science, economics, and political actions in environmental technology issues
the different paradigms adopted by various countries for resolving environmental issues
environmental issues in multi-national firms |
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| ETM 460 |
Incident Command Systems and Emergency Operations Center Management |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: Depending upon severity of an emergency, a small Incident Management System may be activated, or for more severe contingencies, an Emergency Operations Center as well. Most emergency response scenarios are built around an IMS which requires standardization of terminology and actions. This course provides the student with an in-depth knowledge the IMS, terminology, players, and management philosophy. EOC setup, activation, operation, and termination are covered as well as staffing, training, and briefings. Many times, an EOC operates for extended periods with attendant human factor problems; these problems and solutions will be explored. Finally, EOC funding and politics will be addressed. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Firescope and the history of Incident Command systems
Regulatory requirements for ICS and EOC structures
Terminology, structure, operation, and management of ICS and EOC
Design and construction of EOCs
Dynamics of managing an Incident Command and Emergency Operations Center |
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| ETM 461 |
Contingency Planning |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: Individuals who work with, manage, or otherwise interface directly or indirectly with emergency operations and services must have a solid grounding in, and understanding of, contingency planning. This course provides the student with an understanding of the techniques for in-house or on-site planning as well as community planning. Planning will be addressed from its position in the overall philosophy of CEM (Comprehensive Emergency Management). Regulatory requirements for planning will be covered. Sample plans will be developed with emphasis on assessment, equipment requirements, collateral and mutual aid support agreements, and methods for testing and updating plans. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Regulatory and legal bases and requirements for contingency planning
Steps in designing viable contingency plans including structure and content
Planning interface among various levels of government and between government and industry
Conducting hazards analyses and interpreting results
Exercising and testing plans |
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| ETM 469 |
Emergency Management Capstone |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This is a capstone course which will provide the student will a thorough review of all theories, techniques, and management practices within the field of emergency management. Actual experience in various phases of emergency management will be provided through cooperative projects with government and industry. Recovery operations will be stressed with emphasis on business recovery and effects disasters have on future planning efforts. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
A review of all concentration courses
Practical experience in emergency management through internship
Networking contacts within the emergency management community
An understanding of the interface between theory and practical application |
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| ETM 502 |
Regulatory Framework for Toxic and Hazardous Substances |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course provides an in depth examination of federal, state, and local regulations involving hazardous materials and wastes. It includes an overview of legislative history and trends, industry's role in regulatory development, and the impact of environmental legislation. The course is taught by attorneys specializing in the practice of environmental law. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Environmental legal developments
Clean water legislation
Clean air legislation
Hazardous waste legislation
Hazard Communication Act
Aquifer protection
Toxic torts |
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| ETM 503 |
Principles of Toxicology |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course focuses on the toxic effects on human health from exposure to chemicals in the workplace or the environment. It introduces the student to the concepts of measuring toxic effects, dose-response relationships, exposure routes, the molecular basis for action, target organs, epidemiology, and risk assessment. Specific industrial, agricultural, and household chemicals are examined. Appropriate safety and health measures to reduce exposure are emphasized. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
An understanding of dose-response relationships and population variations
Routes of exposure and mechanisms for the adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of toxins
An understanding of the adverse effects of toxins on major organ systems
An understanding of the molecular basis for action of specific industrial and agricultural chemicals
An overview of the use of risk assessment and epidemiology in determining regulatory levels
Exposure to the primary literature and development of a case study focusing on the current state of knowledge about a specific industrial chemical or pesticide. |
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| ETM 504 |
Technology for Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous Materials |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course is an overview of the current and experimental solid and hazardous waste treatment technologies. Students will research technologies commonly used to remediate contaminants from soils, groundwater, wastewater, and air emissions. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Physical, chemical and biological processes related to solid and hazardous waste treatment
Thermal treatments
Soil vapor extraction
Adsorption treatments
SITE technologies
Selected industry processes
Soil and water sampling |
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| ETM 505 |
Quantitative Analysis and Practical Laboratory Techniques |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course covers the EPA SW-846 manual on Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste. It provides students with a sound understanding of the legal requirements for constructing and implementing a proper sampling plan for soil or water samples. Approved analytical techniques are discussed and the basic principles and limitations of the methods are outlined. The importance of appropriate Quality Control and Quality Assurance are emphasized. Students are given hands-on exposure to selected laboratory methods and sampling devices with the objective of providing the background and understanding needed to conduct a proper evaluation of sampling plans and analytical data. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
legal definitions of solid and hazardous waste
legal and statistical requirements for valid sampling of soils or water
inorganic methods of analysis for metals, pH, solids, etc.
organic methods of analysis
application and limitations of analytical methods
quality control and quality assurance procedures |
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| ETM 506 |
Chemistry of Hazardous Materials |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course applies principles from inorganic, organic and physical chemistry to the proper handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals. Topics to be covered include corrosives, oxidizers, flammables, explosives, acids and bases, heavy metals, solvents, polymers and decomposition products, and water reactive compounds. The toxicology of specific compounds and appropriate personal protective equipment will be discussed as will DOT and OSHA regulations pertaining to hazardous chemicals |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
reactions and incompatibilities of hazardous chemicals
appropriate procedures for handling, transportation, and disposal of hazardous substances
procedures for protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals |
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| ETM 407/507 |
Occupational/Industrial Hygiene |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: An overview of industrial health hazards, including methods of recognition, evaluation and control. Occupational health standards are presented in detail and toxicological responses to hazardous chemicals in the workplace and indoor air are discussed. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
History and definitions in the field
Review of chemistry, anatomy and physiology
Industrial toxicology
Regulations and standards
Chemical hazards
Sampling and monitoring
Control measures
Personal protective equipment
Physical hazards, noise and temperature |
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| ETM 522 |
Air Pollution and Toxic Chemicals |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course provides an overview of the current legal requirements to control air emissions from both stationary and mobile sources. In addition the nature and toxicology of various air pollutants and the chemistry of smog formation are discussed. Control devices for categorical air pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, and indoor air pollutants are examined. Finally, strategies for reducing air emissions by use of technical, economic, and political means are considered. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Identification and sources of air pollutants
History of air pollution legislation
Clean Air Act and Amendments
Acid rain
Stratospheric ozone depletion
Global warming
Photochemical smog
Industrial control technologies
Indoor air pollution |
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| ETM 523 |
Soils and Groundwater Contamination |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course examines the factors that govern the movement of dissolved and non-aqueous phase contaminants through saturated and vadose zones of soils and in groundwater. Conventional and innovative remediation technologies are discussed. Investigative techniques, regulatory requirements, monitoring, and risk assessment methodologies will be addressed. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
an understanding of how such properties as solubility, volatility, mobility, and biotic and abiotic degradation vary with the nature of the contaminant
an understanding of the chemical and physical nature of soils as they affects contaminant movement
an understanding of basic groundwater hydrology and contaminant plume movement
an understanding of conventional and innovative remediation techniques
an understanding of techniques for soil and groundwater sampling and monitoring
an understanding of regulatory issues affecting soils and groundwater |
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| ETM 424/524 |
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Planning for Hazardous Materials |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: Individuals who work with, manage, or otherwise interface directly or indirectly with industrial wastes and/or hazardous materials must have at least a rudimentary understanding of contingency planning and response to incidents and accidents involving hazardous materials. This course will provide a basic understanding of techniques for in-house or on-site emergency response contingency planning. Sample plans will be developed with emphasis on assessment, equipment requirements, collateral support agreements and actual response. Definitions will be covered which will promote and facilitate discussions concerning planning and response as well as providing a framework upon which the student can engage in problem formulation and statement. An actual response exercise will be conducted requiring total class participation. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Contingency planning
Hazmat incident command
Hazard and risk evaluation
Site management
Personal protective clothing and equipment
Decontamination procedures |
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| ETM 525 |
Risk Assessment for Hazardous Materials |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course provides an overview of the risk management process including hazard identification, evaluation of risk exposure from environmental causes, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. Aspects of risk management covered include regulatory compliance, risk communication, and emergency response planning. Students will learn EPA methodologies for calculating risk assessment. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Dose-response relationships
Toxicological data bases
EPA's Risk Assessment Guidelines
Evaluation of exposure
Risk communication principles
Emergency planning under EPCRA |
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| ETM 426/526 |
Current Issues: Environmental Sustainability |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course is divided into six units, each the focus of lectures and field trips for 8 hours duration so they can fit into the Friday/Saturday schedule. Unit 1 covers Earth, Man, and Technology: bio-geo-chemical cycling of materials, water, common materials and energy inputs from solar, geothermal and other sources. Unit 2 covers Energy: Past, Present and Future where students learn fundamental issues in the production of energy from both renewable and non-renewable sources. Discussion of biomass and solar, wind-sail, work animal, water mills, coal, oil, natural gas and future renewables with emphasis on solar PV, solar-hydrogen, biofuels, geothermal and tidal energy sources. Unit 3 focuses on Green Building utilizing sustainable technologies and environmentally-sensitive design features for residential, commercial and schools. Unit 4 is Sustainable Industry: A focus on energy and materials waste, industrial operations, design for the environment options, “green” chemistries, EMS and sustainable manufacturing practices. Unit 5 is Food and Fiber. Fertilizer and pesticide chemistries, irrigation processes, fossil fuels use in modern agribusiness, macro-farming operations, protein issues in animal husbandry, fresh water fisheries, and field-and-forest grown fiber is discussed. Unit 6 is focused on Transportation: discussion of energy consumed in transportation systems, hyper-cars, electrochemistry of fuel cells, homegrown renewable fuels, and public transportation options.
ersed within the Units will be day trips to view Sustainable Green Building(s), green industries, green office buildings, solar PV facilities, sustainable agricultural practices in arid climates, and energy saving residential home(s). |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Use and implement sustainable environmental processes in manufacturing, residential and commercial buildings, environmental resource management. |
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| ETM 527 |
Environmental/Resources Regulations Concepts |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course provides an overview of the legislative history of federal, state, and local regulations as they pertain to environmental and natural resources law. The role of regulatory agencies and the courts is examined. There is an in-depth examination of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, EPCRA, and other major environmental legislation. Procedural and management considerations are included as well as issues such as political trends and environmental justice. |
| Performance Objectives: ccessful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
Legal system, regulatory process, and court review
Clean Air Act, air quality permitting, hazardous air pollutants, stratospheric ozone, acid rain, etc
Clean Water Act, wastewater and stormwater permitting, aquifer protection, Safe Drinking Water Act
Toxic Substances Control Act, underground storage tank regulations, special wastes and hazardous waste regulations
Superfund and remediation
pesticides, toxicology and the law
OSHA, EPCRA and Right to Know
natural resources regulation, planning and management
land use planning and zoning |
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| ETM 598 |
Remediation Technology and Sampling Techniques: Theory and Design |
3 |
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| Course Description and Objectives: This course will examine the various ex-situ and in-situ remediation technologies available for the clean-up of contaminated soils and groundwater. Emphasis will be placed on the design theory, appropriate targeted contaminants, and typical design variations. Case studies of traditional and innovative techniques will be covered. Other topics included are sampling and monitoring requirements and techniques for soils, groundwater, and surface water. Field observations will be scheduled during regular class hours. |
| Performance Objectives: Successful completion of this course will provide students with an understanding of:
An understanding of the theory and design of various treatment technologies for soil and groundwater contamination
An understanding of sampling requirements, strategies, and techniques
An appreciation of the economic and regulatory issues involved in remediation
An awareness of the current state of proven vs "innovative" techniques
An understanding of "life-cycle" changes in remediation design |
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