Here is the course description:
Exposure to the area of air pollution control, solid waste disposal, and radioactive waste disposal. Topics include the chemistry of contaminated atmospheres; the influence on meteorological conditions of dispersion of pollutants; abatement processes used in the control of emissions; classification and nature of solid waste, and solid waste disposal techniques; sources and methods for the disposal of radioactive contaminants; and related health effects
In the past I have given a general lecture to civil and environmental engineering students. In the lecture for this class I gave references to the EPA and the Code of Federal Regulations so that the students can find regulatory information. Here are topics of their papers:
1) Lifecycle assessment of soft drink aluminum cans – statistics, production, energy balance, environmental impacts, recommendations.
2) Lifecycle assessment of newspapers – statistics, production, energy balance, environmental impacts, recommendations.
3) Lifecycle assessment of plastics – statistics, production, energy balance, environmental impacts, recommendations.
4) Lifecycle assessment of personal computers – statistics, production, energy balance, environmental impacts, recommendations.
5) PCBs in caulk - nature of the problem, regulations, research and health effects
6) Phytoremediation of heavy metals contamination at hazardous waste sites
7) Dioxins - regulations, source, treatment and health effects
8) Asbestos in vermiculite - nature of the problem, regulations, sources, health effects
9) Phthalates in plastics - nature of the problem, regulations, sources, health effects
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