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Instruction and services offered by Centre for Environmental Engineering Research & Education (CEERE), Schulich School of Engineering.
Director of CEERE- Dr. Anil K. Mehrotra
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Environmental Engineering
601
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Research Seminar
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Oral presentations consisting of reports on studies of the literature or of current research. Required of all full-time graduate students registered in MSc and PhD degree programmes in Environmental Engineering.
Course Hours:
E(0-3S)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Environmental Engineering
603
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Principles of Environmental Engineering
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Mass and energy balance for reacting and non-reacting environmental engineering systems under steady state and unsteady state conditions. Fundamentals of momentum, heat and mass transfer as applied in air and water pollution. Thermodynamic and phase equilibria considerations. Contaminant partitioning and transport in air, surface water and groundwater. Chemical reaction kinetics. Application of ideal continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and plug flow reactor (PFR) concepts in environmental engineering. Residence time distribution (RTD) and reactor non-idealities. Introduction to life cycle analysis.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Environmental Engineering
605
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Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology
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Chemistry of organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment. Natural chemical cycles in the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, and consequences of anthropogenic disturbances. Aquatic, atmospheric and soil chemistry. The fate of hazardous, refractory and heavy metal pollutants in the environment. Introductory toxicological chemistry and atmospheric chemistry. Analytical techniques for contaminants in air, water, energy and soil. Introductory microbiology: characteristics and classification of microorganisms, kinetics and mathematical models of microbial growth, applications in environmental engineering. Introduction to ecology.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Environmental Engineering 605 and Chemical Engineering 619.19 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering
619
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Special Topics
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New courses on specialized topics relevant to environmental engineering. It may also be offered to doctoral degree students to enable them to pursue advanced studies in particular areas under the direction of a faculty member, which must be arranged and approved prior to registration.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Environmental Engineering
621
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Experimental Design and Error Analysis
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Statistical analysis and design of engineering experiments. Random variables and sampling distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; concepts of central tendency, variability, confidence level; correlation, regression and variation analysis; robust estimation; experiments of evaluation; experiments of comparison; factorial experiments (analysis of variance); experimental designs (involving randomization, replication, blocking and analysis of covariance).
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 621 and any of Chemical Engineering 619.45, 619.82 or 701 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 701)
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Environmental Engineering
623
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Air Dispersion Modelling
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Regulations and policy. Mathematical models of contaminant transport in the atmosphere. Atmospheric thermodynamics. Turbulence in the planetary boundary layer. Turbulence and air pollution meteorology. Gaussian plume. Gradient transport and higher-order closure models. Point, area and line sources. Similarity theories. Basic statistical methods applied to turbulent flows. Urban air shed modelling. Theoretical development and practical applications to engineering problems. Air dispersion modelling using computer software.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Environmental Engineering
625
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Computational Methods for Environmental Engineering
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Taylor series, numerical integration. Linear and nonlinear algebraic equations and solvers. Ordinary and partial differential equations. Finite difference methods: explicit, implicit and Crank-Nicholson methods. Finite difference, finite element or finite volume numerical approximations. Initial and boundary value problems. Boundary conditions, discretization considerations, and design of approximations, accuracy and error reductions. Applications in environmental engineering, such as pollutant dispersion and transport, will be discussed.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 625 and any of Chemical Engineering 639, Civil Engineering 743 or Mechanical Engineering 631 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering
627
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Contaminant Transport
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Mathematical models for contaminant transport in ground water. Flow/transport through porous media, advection, dispersion, diffusion. Sources and sinks. Applications of analytical finite element and finite difference equations, Environmental modelling using computer software.
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H(3-0)
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Environmental Engineering
631
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Spatial Statistics for Environmental Modelling
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Spatial statistics for topological, geometric and geographic properties. Spatial statistical models for data having an explicit spatial distribution. Basic and advanced methods in geo-spatial statistics for point, area and continuous variables. All levels (from visual to analytical) of possible spatial analysis techniques are examined for each type of variable and applications in environmental modelling are use to illustrate the concepts.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Environmental Engineering
633
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Fuzzy Logic for Environmental Engineering
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Complex, nonlinear, or ambiguous system models. Fuzzy set theory, fuzzy logic operations, fuzzification and de-fuzzification. Development of membership functions, fuzzy system simulation, Rule-based reduction methods, Fuzzy classification and pattern recognition, Fuzzy arithmetic and extension principle, Fuzzy Control and Fuzzy cognitive mapping, applications in environmental engineering.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 633 and any of Civil Engineering 619.30 or 619.91 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering
635
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Environmental Modelling
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Nature and purpose of environmental modelling; the top-down and the bottom-up approaches; typology of environmental models; definition of fundamental concepts; steps involved in designing and building a model; calibration, verification and validation of models; scale dependency; sensitivity analysis; characteristics, architecture and functioning of selected environmental models.
Course Hours:
H(2-2)
Also known as:
(Geomatics Engineering 583)
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Environmental Engineering
637
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Earth Observation for the Environment
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An introduction to environmental earth observation systems, in particular satellite platforms. Techniques for fusing multi-dimensional datasets (i.e., multi-spectral, multi-temporal, multi-resolution, and point-source ground data). A number of environmental issues will be discussed, including carbon sequestration; advanced techniques for estimating biophysical variables that are integral parts in various environmental models; vegetation phenology; and understanding of climatic influence on forested and polar ecosystems, etc.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for any of Environmental Engineering 637 and 619.05 or Geomatics Engineering 637 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Geomatics Engineering 637)
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Environmental Engineering
641
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Air Pollution Control Engineering
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Introduction to air quality and air pollution. Impact of air pollution and greenhouse gases on health and climate change. Energy and air pollution. Fundamentals of fossil fuel combustion and related air pollution. Pre-combustion air pollution control strategies: fossil fuel cleaning/refinery, renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass, etc.), and alternative energy sources (hydrogen, etc). In-combustion air pollution control. Post-combustion air pollution control. Industrial air pollution control. Control of particulate matter. Control of VOCs, SOx, and NOx. Adsorption and absorption of air pollutants. GHG emission control. Indoor air quality engineering. Recent advances on related topics.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Environmental Engineering 641 and Chemical Engineering 643 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 643)
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Environmental Engineering
643
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Air Pollutant Sampling and Characterization
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Fundamentals and principles of air pollutant sampling and characterization. Kinematics of gases. Principles of gaseous pollutant sampling. Aerosol technology. Isokinetic sampling. Statistics and data analyses for airborne particulate matter. Particle size and concentration measurements. Indoor air quality assessment.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 643 and any of Mechanical Engineering 619.19 or 619.56 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering
651
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Advanced Topics in Solid Waste Engineering
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Analysis and implementation of solid waste minimization strategies. Aerobic biological treatment of waste. Landfill bioreactors for energy recovery. Performance based design of landfills, soil-chemical interactions and implications. Leachate migration in unsaturated/saturated zones. Design and construction of barrier systems. Leachate collection systems. Landfill closure issues. Life cycle assessment of waste management systems.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Environmental Engineering 651 and Civil Engineering 619.80 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering
653
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Contaminated Soil Remediation
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Overview of soil remediation engineering. Contaminant partitioning in air, water and gas phases. Phases of site assessments, Physical and chemical treatment processes, soil vapour extraction, air sparging, soil washing, soil flushing, thermal desorption and incineration, solidification and stabilization, vitrification, biological treatment processes, bioremediation kinetics, ex situ and in situ techniques. Liquid phase bioremediation as it pertains to soil remediation.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Environmental Engineering 653 and Civil Engineering 619.62 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Civil Engineering 747)
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Environmental Engineering
655
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Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Sites Management
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Integrated waste management. Functional and fundamental properties of hazardous waste. Toxicological properties of contaminants. Contaminant release mechanisms. Fate and transport of contaminants in the environment. Contaminated site assessment principles. Quantitative human health risk assessment (QHHRA) as applied to contaminated sites. Hazard identification, exposure pathway analysis, risk characterization. Risk management and site remediation. Methods of hazardous waste treatment and contaminated site remediation. Secure land disposal of hazardous waste and contaminated soils and sludges.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Environmental Engineering 655 and Civil Engineering 619.60 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Civil Engineering 745)
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Environmental Engineering
661
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Industrial and Produced Wastewater Treatment
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Sources and characterization of industrial wastewater. Treatment objectives and regulations. Unit and process design. Physical/chemical treatment including sedimentation, coagulation, filtration, absorption, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane processes and pH adjustment.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Environmental Engineering 661 and Chemical Engineering 645 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 645)
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Environmental Engineering
663
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Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment
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Specialized biological wastewater treatment processes for removal of impurities not effectively removed by conventional secondary wastewater treatment systems, such as nutrients (e.g. nitrogen and phosphorus), residual organics, residual solids, bacteria and viruses. Wetlands. Activated sludge modelling. Biological nutrient removal. Sludge management. Disinfection.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 663 and any of Civil Engineering 619.21 or 741 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Civil Engineering 741)
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Environmental Engineering
665
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Wastewater Issues for the Oil and Gas Industry
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Produced water characteristics, regulations governing produced water management, management options. Technologies used for produced water treatment, novel/emerging technologies. Process design approaches and comparative evaluation of various technologies. Case Studies.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 665 and any of Chemical Engineering 619.79 or Chemical Engineering 665 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 665)
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Environmental Engineering
671
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Energy and Environment
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Energy overview from primary energy to end use; formation, extraction, and transformations of fossil fuels; physics and engineering of nuclear power; renewable energy sources: biomass, solar and wind; electricity generation, transmission and economics; building energy systems; heat and power integration; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and technical options for reduction of GHSs; energy utilization and efficiency.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Environmental Engineering 671 and Chemical Engineering 619.61 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering
673
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Thermal Systems Analysis
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Fundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer; thermal and energy systems, heat exchangers, co-generation; Second law of thermodynamics and concept of entropy generation and thermo-economics; Environmental issues and pollution control; Renewable energy system; Co-generation design; Heat exchanger design; Energy storage systems; Optimization process.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Engineering 311 or equivalent
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 673 and any of Mechanical Engineering 619.13 or 637 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Mechanical Engineering 637)
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Environmental Engineering
681
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Project in Environmental Engineering I
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A one-term half-course which allows course-based MEng degree students with the opportunity of pursuing advanced studies or a design project in environmental engineering under the direction of one or more faculty members, which must be arranged and approved prior to registration. A written proposal, progress reports, and a final report are required.
Course Hours:
H(0-6)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 681 and any of Engineering 683, Engineering 685 or Environmental Engineering 682 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Available to course-based MEng degree students only. Cannot be taken following the completion of Environmental Engineering 682.
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Environmental Engineering
682
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Project in Environmental Engineering II
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A two-term full-course which allows course-based MEng degree students with the opportunity to work on a comprehensive research or design project under the supervision of one or more faculty members, which must be arranged and approved prior to registration. A written proposal, progress reports, and a final report are required.
Course Hours:
F(0-6)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 682 and any of Engineering 683, Engineering 685 or Environmental Engineering 681 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Available to course-based MEng degree students only. Cannot be taken following the completion of Environmental Engineering 681.
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Environmental Engineering
691
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Environmental Policy Analysis
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Risk analysis: characterizing uncertainty, defining risk, probabilistic risk analysis and fault trees, estimating dose-response relationships, limits to risk analysis. Decision analysis: utility, decision-making under uncertainty. Benefit-cost analysis: elementary economics including rents, consumer and producer surplus and discounting, value of life. Structure and evolution of environmental regulation.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Environmental Engineering
693
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Life Cycle Assessment
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Concepts of life cycle assessment. Consideration of environmental and economic impacts from the extraction of resources to the disposal of unwanted residuals. Review and evaluation of tools and frameworks (e.g. process, input-output, hybrid life cycle assessment). Relative merits of various methods for interpreting and valuing the impacts. Examples of applications in environmental engineering and the energy industry.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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