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ENVENG 341 : Environmental Engineering 2

Undergraduate course

Project description

Examines natural environmental processes and their relevance to engineering. Soil and water chemistry, equilibrium and organic chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry and biological processes will be examined, focusing on the application of these in engineering design, practice and management.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

The course imparts to students the technical underpinnings to develop solutions for the environmental challenges faced by engineers today and provide insight into ways of tackling the emerging environmental issues. The course covers the physical and chemical properties of environmental pollutants, the fate of pollutants in the environment, and the fundamental principles of various treatment processes. The interdisciplinary knowledge gained in this course will provide attendees with a solid foundation for designing unit processes and making informed decisions as practicing environmental engineers.

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Identify and understand various environmental pollutants and their impacts on both the environment and humans (Capability 2.1, 2.2 and 6.1) Analyse and critically evaluate environmental systems (e.g., soil, river, and biological systems) into their respective key components to analyse them for specific engineering design purpose. (Capability 3.2 and 6.1) Predict quantitatively different engineering parameters on the efficacy of an environmental treatment process. (Capability 3.1, 4.3 and 5.2) Apply fundamental principles to gain an understanding of behaviours of different environmental pollutants. (Capability 1.1, 4.2 and 6.1) Understand and apply basic water chemistry and develop a preliminary assessment of the fate of contaminants in the aquatic environment. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 6.2)