Geology 19.1 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Institution:

CUNY Brooklyn College

Subject:

Description:

2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Brief history of waste disposal, ecological aspects of waste disposal, hydraulics and groundwater regimes, biogeochemical cycles, regulatory background to waste management (NEPA, RCRA, CERCLA, CAA, CWA), solid and municipal wastes, landfill technologies, management of leachate and gases, chemical and hazardous waste management, radioactive waste management, geological criteria for waste-disposal site selection, sampling and evaluation of geological data, case history studies, remediation of contaminated sites. Prerequisite: Chemistry 1 and any course in geology or permission of the chairperson.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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