DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
F535600 Wastewater Engineering (3)
Design flow estimation of storm water and sewage; Hydraulic and structural
design of sewer, pumping works, sewage treatment and disposal, and sludge
treatment. (Ching-Gung Wen)
P552800 Water Quality Management (3)
Introduction to water quality management, the sources, characteristics and effects
of pollutant, water quality criteria and its indexes, water quality models and its
application, cost and effective of pollution control, and alternatives of water
pollution control. (Ching-Gung Wen)
P560200 Chemical Principles for Environmental Engineering (3)
Introduction; Chemical thermodynamics and kinetics; Acid-base equilibria;
Phase interactions; Precipitation and dissolution; Oxidation-reduction chemistry;
Electrochemistry; Atmospheric chemistry; Geochemistry/Soil chemistry; Surface
and colloidal chemistry. (Ju-Sheng Huang)
F540800 Operation and Management of Wastewater Treatment System (3)
Introduction to operation and management of wastewater treatment system;
Wastewater characteristics; Wastewater treatment unit operations and processes,
and flow schemes; Screening/Grit removal/Grease removal; Primary sedimentation;
Coagulation and precipitation/dissolved air flotation; Aeration and mass transfer;
Biological wastewater treatment/Activated-sludge process design and start-up;
Adsorption; Ion exchange; Nutrient removal; Sludge handling and disposal.
(Ju-Sheng Huang)
P554400 Biological Principles for Environmental Engineering (3)
Introduction; Bioenergetics and metabolic pathways; Stoichiometry of
biochemical operations; Kinetics of substrate utilization in cell cultures; Reactor
theory; Modeling of suspended-growth reactors/Evaluation of kinetic parameter
values; Applications of kinetic models: suspended-growth reactor systems; Biofilm
3-131
modeling; Fluidized bed biological reactors; Packed bed reactors; Upflow
anaerobic sludge bed reactors. (Ju-Sheng Huang)
F520200 Analysis of Water Quality (3)
Introduction to water and wastewater analysis; Instrumental methods of analysis;
Turbidity; Color; pH and specific conductance (EC); Acidity (Acy); Alkalinity
(Alk); Calcium hardness and total hardness; Chlorine residual; Chlorides;
Dissolved oxygen (DO); Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); Chemical oxygen
demand
(COD);
Nitrogen/Ammonia-N;
Nitrite-N/Nitrate-N;
Solids;
Iron/Manganese; Sulfate/Sulfide; Phosphorus; Grease; Volatile fatty acids (VFAs);
Oxygen uptake rate (OUR), Specific oxygen utilization rate (SOUR); Sludge
volume index (SVI); Trihalomethane (THM). (Ju-Sheng Huang)
F530700 Water Supply Engineering (3)
Master planning of water supply engineering, water quality : physical, chemical
and biological parameters, source waters and intakes, pump and pumping station,
sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, and advanced processes; distribution system;
service reservoir and pipe network. (Hsuan-Hsien Yeh)
P557400 Special Topics on Water Supply Engineering (3)
Introduction to the drinking water standards and regulations of various countries;
The classification, concentration, isolation, and identification of trace organics in
water; Organic surrogate parameters and their measurement; The interaction
between chlorine (alternative disinfectants) and dissolved organics; Enhanced
coagulation for organic removal.
Advanced water treatment processes: ozone,
granular activated carbon, UV, and cases study.
Membrane process:
microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osomosis.
maintenance of
The
water quality in distribution system. (Hsuan-Hsien Yeh)
P557700 Interface Phenomena for Environmental Engineering (3)
Introduction to colloid and surface chemistry; Surface of solids and their
interaction with gases; The solid-liquid interface; Charged interfaces; Electric
3-132
double layer; Electrokinetic phenomena; Coagulation and flocculation; The surface
chemistry of oxides, hydroxides, and oxide minerals. (Hsuan-Hsien Yeh)
P551800 Industrial Waste Management (3)
Legislation and governmental agencies; Basic data survey and prediction;
Storage and collection; Treatment and recycling technologies; Final disposal;
Integrated management system of industrial solid wastes. (Juu-En Chang)
P559400 Industrial Hygiene (3)
Occupational environment and health; Regulations and standards; Industrial
toxicology; Recognition of specific environmental factors and stress; Evaluation of
hazard; Control of environmental hazards; Industrial programs. (Juu-En Chang)
F541600 Solid Waste Sampling and Analysis (3)
Generation rates; Sampling; Sample selection and pretreatment; Apparent
specific gravity; Physical composition; Moisture; Volatile matter; Ash; Fixed
carbon; Ultimate analysis(C, H, O, N, S, Org-Cl); Heating value; Metals. (Juu-En
Chang)
F530400 Solid Waste Management (3)
Solid waste and environmental pollution; Solid waste management planning;
Legislation and governmental agencies; Generation of solid wastes; On-site
handling; Storage and processing; Collection of solid wastes; Transfer and transport;
Resource recovery and reuse; Incineration; Composting; Hazardous wastes; Final
disposal of solid wastes and residual matter. (Juu-En Chang)
P557200 Special Topics on Solid Waste (3)
Solid wastes management policy and legislation; Solid waste source management;
Engineering principles; Industrial waste minimization; Best-demonstrated available
technology; Resources recovery; Hazardous wastes solidification and stabilization.
(Juu-En Chang)
P550800 Design and Management of Solid Waste Engineering (3)
3-133
Basic data on solid wastes; Planning in solid waste treatment plan development;
Site selection; Environmental impact assessment; Design and operation of
treatment plants (Incineration, Composting, Landfill). (Juu-En Chang)
P555000 Environmental Management (3)
Objectives and major issues in environmental management; Comparisons of
environmental policies in different countries; Land use and planning; Air and water
quality management; Hazardous & solid wastes management; Economic evaluation
and incentives for environmental control; Strategies for environmental management
and sustainable development; Case studies. (Sue J. Lin)
P558100 Decision Analysis (3)
Concepts and issues in decision analysis; Decision-making process and models;
Methodologies of decision analysis; Economic evaluation techniques; Analytical
hierarchy process; Multi-criterion analysis; Risk analysis; Decision support systems;
Case studies. (Sue J. Lin)
P569400 Environmental Impact Assessment (3)
Concepts of environmental impact assessment; System and framework of
environmental assessment; Description of the environmental setting; Prediction and
assessment of air environment; Prediction and assessment of water environment;
Prediction and assessment of land environment; Prediction and assessment of noise
environment; Prediction and assessment of biological environment; Prediction and
assessment of cultural environment; Prediction and assessment of socioeconomic
environment; Case studies. (Sue J. Lin)
P569800 Special Topics in Environmental Impact Assessment (3)
Policies and regulations related to environmental impact assessment; Procedures
and contents of environmental assessment scoping; Impact assessment models;
Criteria and comparisons of impact assessment methodologies; Review process,
criteria and methodologies; Comparisons of EIA in different countries; Case studies.
(Sue J. Lin)
3-134
F530900 Environmental Economics
Introduction to environmental economics; Benefit, cost, standard of conservation;
Neo classical economic growth theory and “sustainability”; Theory of external
costs; Regulation, market mechanism and transaction cost; Transferable discharge
permits and global warming; Benefit-Cost analysis; Valuation of environmental
quality; Fundamentals of ethical system and ecology concept; Evaluating changes
in uncertainty and risk; Contingent valuation; Travel cost models. (Sue J. Lin)
P553800 Energy and Environment Special Topics
Energy and environment overview; Areas of environmental concern related to
energy uses; Energy demand, supply and distribution; Identification of impacts
from energy activities; Quantitative method for energy and environmentally related
analysis; Ongoing and emerging focus of environmental control; Framework for
energy and environment decision-making; FCCC energy policy responded to
climate changes; Policy instruments for GHGs reductions and energy efficiency;
Case studies on GHGs reductions for various countries; Toward environmental
sustainable energy production and use. (Sue J. Lin)
F540500 Environmental Toxicology (3)
Introduction to types of environmental toxicants and their influence on the
environmental ecosystems; Special toxicants such as PCBs, dioxins, heavy metals,
pesticides, asbestos and mcotoxins will be discussed about the biological toxicity,
mechanism of toxicity and transformation in the environments of these toxicants;
The study and toxicity evaluation of environmental toxicology will also be
discussed. (Ming-Muh Kao)
P555100 Soil Pollution (3)
Introduction to basic concepts of soil physical, chemical and biological
properties; study of C, N cycle and organic matter formation; Special topics
dealing with municipal waste, agricultural waste, pesticides, heavy metals, acid
rains, industrial waste and pathogens in soil environments and their degradation,
transformation and accumulation in the soil; The policy and management of soil
3-135
pollutants will also be discussed. (Ming-Muh Kao)
F531500 Microbiology (3)
Part I. Introduction to basic microbiology, study methods of microbiology; the
taxonomy of microbes; the characteristics and ultrastructure of microbes; microbial
growth and nutrient requirement; and microbial metabolism.
Part II. Environmental microbiology; Microbial indicators of pollution; Microbes
in the natural water; Microorganisms and some novel pollution problems;
Wastewater treatment by aerobic and anaerobic microbial processes; Microbial
activities in soil, air and heterogeneous environments; Pathogens in the
environments. (Ming-Muh Kao)
F531700 Microbiology Laboratory (1)
The structure and use of microscope; Measurement of microorganisms;
Collection and count of aquatic organisms; Staining methods for bacteria;
Preparation of cultural media; Isolation and cultivation of microorganisms; Count
of microorganisms; Identification of microorganisms; Total coliform test; Fecal
coliform test and membrane filter technique for the determination of the number of
aquatic pathogens; Estimation the number of microorganisms in air, food and soil;
The extraction and estimation of chlorophyll a. (Ming-Muh Kao)
P554500 Environmental Biotechnology(3)
PartⅠ. Introduction to the concept of Biotechnology; the theory and techniques
of Biotechnology; the introduction of Environmental biotechnology; the
biochemical reaction mechanism of biodegradation and bioremediation ； the
important factors influence on the bioremediation.
Part Ⅱ . The kinds of environmental biotechnology; the application of
biotechnology on waste water treatment air pollution control & soil and
groundwater pollution; the application of biotechnology on reuse and resource
recycling of solid wastes; the application of biotechnology on detection of
environmental quality. (Ming-Muh Kao)
F549200 Instrumental Analysis and Laboratory (3)
3-136
Potentiometry; Oxygen monitor; Electrolytic respirator; Total organic carbon
analyzer; Gas chromatography; High pressure liquid chromatography;
Visible-ultra-violet spectrophotometry; Atomic absorption spectrophotometry; Gel
permeation chromatography; Zeta Potential Determination, Fluorescent
Spectrophotometry, Scanning electronic microscopy; Gas chromatographymass
spectroscopy; Induced couple plasma spectrophotometry. (Sheng-Shung Cheng)
P558500 Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering (3)
Properties of suspensions; Settling velocity under different flow regimes;
Ultra-centrifugation; Osmotic pressure; Kinetics and reactor design; Tracer studies
and residence time distribution; Capillary flow model; Flow-through velocity and
pressure drop in porous media; Mechanisms of filtration and separation efficiency;
Diffusion theory of gas-liquid molecules; Diffusivity estimation; Mass transfer
coefficients; Mass transfer modeling. (Sheng-Shung Cheng)
P569600 Biologyreactor Design (3)
Biochemical kinetics; Theory of bioreactor design; Aerobic bioreactor with
specific aerator; Gas holdup measurement; Oxygen transfer rate coefficient;
Hydrodynamics of three-phase fluidized bed; Biological mechanism of anaerobic
process; Gas-liquid-solid phase separator design; Anaerobic filter reactor; Upflow
anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; Anaerobic fluidized bed reactor; Process design
with reactor combination; Evaluation techniques of bioactivity. (Sheng-Shung
Cheng)
P560500 Industrial Wastewater Treatment (3)
Pollutant composition and characteristics of industrial wastewater; Water quality
and quantity investigation; Functional evaluation of unit process for wastewater
treatment; Waste minimization with manufacturing improvement; Evaluation
techniques of wastewater treatability; Design criteria of engineering scale-up;
Treatment processes for organic and inorganic wastewater; Physicochemical
treatment processes for heavy metal removal; Field trap to wastewater treatment
plants. (Sheng-Shung Cheng)
P560300 Advanced Wastewater Treatment
3-137
(3)
Microstructure of activated carbon and silica; Influence of adsorbates and
solution on adsorption; Adsorption isotherms and capacity estimation; Osmotic
pressure; Membrane configuration; Mass transfer through membrane;
Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis processes; Classification of synthetic ion
exchange resins; Separation mechanism of chelating resins; Separation mechanism
of electrodialysis process; Electrolytic process; Wet air oxidation process; Case
study of photo- chemical processes treating hazardous wastewater. (Sheng-Shung
Cheng)
F546400 Environmental Sanitation (3)
The scope of environmental sanitation; Drinking water safety; Polluted water
supply and improvement; Quality criteria of drinking water; Disease classification
and control; Housing and residential environment; Toxic effects of microbial action
in foods; Food preservation; Refuse collection; Sanitary landfill disposal, refuse
incineration; Air resources management; Odor classification and control technology;
Disinfection. (Sheng-Shung Cheng)
F533700 Air Pollution Sampling and Analysis (3)
Introduction; QA/QC concept; Gaseous pollutant sampling and analysis;
Ambient particle sampling and analysis; Stack sampling and analysis; Continuous
monitoring; Odor panel; Toxic air pollutant measurement; Calibration. (Jiun-Horng
Tsai)
P557000 Gaseous Pollutant Control (3)
Introduction; Principles of control technologies; Combustion; Adsorption,
Absorption; Catalytic combustion; biological process; Odor control; De-NOx;
Desulfurization. (Jiun-Horng Tsai)
P551600 Air Pollution Diffusion and Monitoring (3)
Introduction; Diffusion theory; Dispersion models; Gaussian model; Numerical
model; Application of air quality model; Physical model; Principles of air quality
monitoring; Air quality monitoring design. (Jiun-Horng Tsai)
3-138
F546900 Air Pollution Control Design (3)
Air pollution control system; Local exhaust system; Electrical precipitator; Bag
filter; Scrubber; Cyclone; Adsorber; Absorption tower; Combustor. (Jiun-Horng
Tsai)
F525900 Organic Chemistry (3)
Structures and bonding; The nature and reactions of alkanes; The nature and
reactions of alkenes; The nature and reactions of alkynes; The nature and reactions
of aromatic compounds; Stereo chemistry; Alkyl halides, Alcohol, Ethers, Phenols,
Aldehydes and ketones: Nucleophilic addition reactions; Carboxylic acids and
derivatives; Carbonyl alpha-substitution reactions and condensation reactions;
Amines; Structure determination. (Ta-Chang Lin)
F530300 Principles of Environmental Sampling and Applications (3)
Overview of the sampling process; Sampling for tests of hypothesis; Accuracy
and precision; Assessment and control of sample contamination; Storage an
preservation of environmental samples; Sampling surface and industrial waters;
Sampling groundwater; Sampling air and stacks; Sampling soils; Sampling sludges
and liquid wastes; Sampling hazardous wastes; Quality assurance and quality
control in Sampling. (Ta-Chang Lin)
P510100 Trace Chemical Analysis and Laboratory (3).
General aspects of trace chemical analysis; Treatment of samples before analysis;
Separation methods and concentration steps; Atomic absorption spectrometry
(AAS); Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES);
Gas chromatography (GC); Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS);
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Supercritical fluid extraction;
Supercritical fluid chromatography; Overview of EPA methods. (Ta-Chang Lin)
F512500 Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3)
Environmental ecology; Water pollution; Wastewater treatment; Water supply
engineering; Solid waste treatment; Hazardous waste; Air pollution control; Noise
control; Environmental impact assessment. (Wen-Jhy Lee)
3-139
F527210 Fluid Mechanics (I) (3)
Fluid properties; Fluid statics; Fluid-flow concepts and basis equation;
Dimensional analysis and dynamic similitude; Viscous flow. (Wen-Jhy Lee)
F527220 Fluid Mechanics (II) (3)
Laminar and turbulent flow; External flow; Ideal-fluid flow; Fluid measurement;
Steady closed-conduit flow; Flow in open channels; Turbomachinery. (Wen-Jhy
Lee)
F542200 Introduction to Toxic Substance (3)
Inventory of toxic substance; The transport of toxic substance in the environment;
Bioaccumulation of toxic substance; The treatment of toxic substance and
hazardous waste; The characterization of special toxic-substance; Special topics.
(Wen-Jhy Lee)
P551900 Air Toxics (3)
The characterization of PCBs in the atmosphere; Air toxins emission from the
traffic sources; Size distribution; Phase distribution; Dry deposition; Wet deposition;
Modeling; Final report. (Wen-Jhy Lee)
F543300 Toxic Substance Combustion (3)
The reaction kinetics of chlorinated hydrocarbons combustion; The mass and
Heat Balance during the Combustion process; The incineration of hospital waste;
Toxic substance emission during the combustion process; Air toxins from
combustion sources. (Wen-Jhy Lee)
F541900 Particulate Control (3)
The physical characteristics of particulates, theories on movement and collection,
and control technologies of particulates are discussed in this course. It is considers
the definition of particulate, their properties, and size distribution functions;
particle precipitation, Brownian motion, etc., are also introduced; particle
collection Mechanisms, e.g., filtration, electrostatic force, gravity, adsorption are
evaluated. In addition, typical particulate control devices like cyclone, electrostatic
3-140
precipitator, bag filter, and wet scrubber are also presented here to give an
overview on this equipment. (Hsin Chu)
P540100 Combustion Control (3)
A series of introduction are presented on combustion phenomena, mechanisms of
formation and emission of trace pollutants, and the use of combustion techniques to
control them. These cover theories of premixed flames, secondary combustion, and
diffusion flames; formation and removal mechanisms of NOx, SOx, and
particulates; the physical and chemical properties of the flue gas in the duct;
thermal reactors, afterbunner, and catalytic reactors; the differences between the
combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. Various examples of stationary and
movable combustion applications are also included. (Hsin Chu)
P553300 Design of Particulate Control (3)
The importance of process design and how to apply it to design the particulate
control system are emphasized first in this course. With the knowledge of the
characteristics and control theories of the particulates from the preliminary course
on particulate control, we can dig into the details of the design on cyclone,
electrostatic precipitator, bag filter, and wet scrubber. Student must practice some
design homework to better understand the theories and the real world of the
particulate control system. (Hsin Chu)
P551400 Indoor Air Pollution (3)
The sources of indoor air pollution will be discussed. The health effects of
pollutants, e.g., CO, NOx, tobacco smoke, asbestos, formaldehyde, suspended
particulate matter, radon, ozone, CO2, VOC, and viable particulate matter on health
will be evaluated. Various indoor air pollution control strategies, e.g., source
control, ventilation and air cleaning will be presented. In addition, this course will
show how to develop an indoor air quality model and it's applications. (Hsin Chu)
F530800 Principles of Air Pollution Control (3)
This course is intended for university juniors and seniors who would like an
overview of air pollution control theory. General ideas in air pollution control, e.g.,
3-141
stoichiometry, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mass transfer, and
reaction kinetics are introduced. The nature of particulate pollutants, theories on
movement, collection, and control of particulates are discussed. Formation and
emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), SOX, and NOX are reviewed.
Various control theories of VOCs, SOX, and NOX are well presented. (Hsin Chu)
F530400 Solid Waste (3)
1. Introduction 2. Legislative Trends and Impacts 3. Sources, Composition and
Properties Sources, Types, and Composition of
Municipal Solid Waste(MSW)，
Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of MSW 4. Storage, Collection, and
Transfer Solid Waste Generation and Collection Rate Waste Handling and
Separation, Storage, and Processing at the Source Collection of Solid Waste 5.
Recovery 6. Treatment Technologies (1)Material Separation and Processing
Technologies Thermal Conversion Technologies 7. Treatment Technologies (2)
Biological and Chemical Conversion Technologies 8. Disposal of Solid Wastes and
Residual Matter 9. Hazardous Waste Management 10. Field Trip (Tsair-Fuh Lin)
F530600 Introduction to Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering (3)
1. Introduction (1/2 week) 2. Kinetics：Chemical Kinetics and Microbial Kinetics
3. Material Balance 4. Ideal and Nonideal Reactor Models：Batch Reactor，
Continuously Flow Stirred Tank Reactor (CFSTR)，Plug Flow Reactor (PFR)，
CFSTR in series, PFR with Dispersion，Non-Ideal Reactor Models，5. Mass
Transfer：Advection，Diffusion，Dispersion，Analogy among mass, heat and
momentum transfer ， 6. Activated Sludge ：Kinetics of Biomass Growth and
Decay， Kinetics of BOD Removal ， Analysis of Activated Sludge System
(Steady-state CFSTR) ， Hydraulic Detention Time, Sludge Age ， Biomass
Concentration, BOD Concentration, Oxygen Requirement，7. Particle Dynamics：
Settling，Filtration，Brownian Motion，8. Interfacial Transport： Open and Closed
Systems，Equilibrium， Henry's Law, Adsorption, and Condensation ， Mass
Transfer，Stagnant Model，Two-film Theory，Examples，Water Quality Models，
Air Stripping Tower. (Tsair-Fuh Lin)
3-142
P553600 Fate and Transport of Contaminants in Subsurface Environments(3)
1. Introduction 2. Subsurface Environments：Characteristics, Contaminants,
and Research Directions 3. Contaminant Fate：Fugacity, Air-Water Equilibrium,
Water-Liquid Equilibrium, Solid/Fluid Interface (adsorption)，Solid/Fluid Phases
(absorption)，Soil-Organic Interaction，Cosolvency Effect， Surfactant Effect，
Nonaqueous Phase Liquid，Environmental Isotopes ，4. Contaminant Transport：
Mass Transfer at Environmental Interfaces，Air/Water Interfaces， Fluid/Solid
Interfaces ， Biological Effects ， Tracer ， Volatilization ， Colloid Effect ，
Biodegradation，5. Remediation Technology：Soil Vapor Extraction，Pump and
Treat， Steam Injection，Bio-remediation.
(Tsair-Fuh Lin)
P560100 Contaminated Site Remediation(3)
1. Introduction 2. Regulations 3. Site Characterization and Monitoring：Site
Hydrogeology， Monitoring Well ， Sampling and Analysis ， 4. Treatment
Technologies ： Critical
Issues
in
Technology
Selection ， Containment
Technologies ， In-Situ Remediation ， Electrokinetics ， Soil Vapor Extraction
/Bioventing，Steam Injection，Air Sparging/In-Well Vapor Stripping，Treatment
Walls ， Surfactant/Alcohol Flushing ， Horizontal Wells ， Bioremediation/
Phytoremediation， Ex-Situ Remediation：Chemical Extraction/Soil Washing，Soil
Aeration ， Thermal
Desorption ， Natural
Attenuation ： TI
(Technical
Impracticability)，5. Risk Assessment：6. Field Trip.(Tsair-Fuh Lin)
F520510 Engineering Mathematics (I) (3, Prereq: F51562)
Ordinary differential equations: first order differential equations, second and
higher order differential equations with constant coefficients; Laplace
transformation; Orthogonal functions and Fourier transformation; Vectors and
Matrics. (Yee-Lin Wu)
F520520 Engineering Mathematics (II) (3, Prereq: F51562)
Partial differential equations; Bessel function and Lagrange polynomials;
Complex variables; Finite differences. (Yee-Lin Wu)
3-143
F530600 Introduction to Physical Principles in Environmental Engineering(3)
Conservation of mass and its applications; Brownian diffusion and Fick's law;
Turbulence; Boundary layer flow; Analogies among momentum, Heat and mass
transport; Homogeneous chemical reaction kinetics; Heterogeneous chemical
reaction kinetics. (Yee-Lin Wu)
P552200 Aerosol Technology (3)
Introduction to Aerosols; Transport properties of aerosols; Measurement
methods of aerosols; Thermodynamical properties of aerosols; Formation of
aerosols: Gas-particle conversion; Light scattering of aerosols. (Yee-Lin Wu)
F542300 Numerical Methods (3)
Solution of a nonlinear equation (one variable); Simultaneous linear equations;
Nonlinear simultaneous equations; Curve fitting; Interpolation; Numerical
integration and differentiation; Ordinary differential equations; Partial differential
equations. (Yee-Lin Wu)
P560400 Experimental Design and Analysis (3)
The objectives of this course were to understand the importance of well-designed
experiments, learn how to analyze experimental data statistically, design factorial
experiments with and without blocking, and with and without replication or
fractionation, and learn how to fit models to data from designed experiments. The
lectures cover brief review of statistics, hypothesis tests, comparison of two
treatments, comparison of k treatments, randomized blocks and two-way factorial
designs, factorial designs at two levels, and fractional factorial design. (Liang-Ming
Whang)
P554400 Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering (3)
The objective of this course was to understand biological fundamentals of
environmental engineering. The lectures cover basics of microbiology, microbial
energetics and stoichiometry, microbial growth kinetics, activated sludge process,
biological nitrogen removal, biological phosphorus removal, biofilm kinetics and
processes, drinking-water treatment, anaerobic treatment and methanogenesis,
3-144
detoxification of hazardous chemicals, and bioremediation. (Liang-Ming Whang)
P554500 Environmental Biotechnology (3)
Environmental biotechnology is a rapidly evolving, highly interdisciplinary field,
drawing upon fundamental principles in (micro)biology, (bio)chemistry, and
engineering. It encompasses the use of natural and genetically engineered
organisms to benefit humans and the environment, and the application of
biotechnological tools to better understand and predict the behavior of biological
systems in the environment. This course will focus on the fundamental principles
governing environmental biotechnology applications, with anemphasis on processes
mediated by microorganisms. An understanding of these principles constitutes a
toolkit for biologists and engineers seeking to develop remediation technologies,
environmentally friendly biocatalysis, or models to describe the behavior of
microbial communities. Components of this toolkit include an appreciation for
diversity in microbial physiology and metabolism, methods for detection of
microbes and their activities in complex environments, applications in industrial
microbiology, and modeling strategies. Several case studies will be presented to
illustrate applications. Current literature articles will be discussed in a group setting.
(Liang-Ming Whang)
F540700 Water Supply Engineering Design (3)
Prerequisite: Water Supply Engineering Design criteria for waterworks facilities;
Design of water transmission work, mixing basin, flocculation tank, sedimentation
basin, rapid filters, pure water storage tank and distribution systems. (Chun-Teh
Li)
P550500 Unit Operations of Environmental Engineering (3)
The theories and design of unit operations applied to environmental engineering,
including: sedimentation, coagulation, filtration, flotation, adsorption, ion exchange,
softening, activated sludge process, trickling filter, sludge digestion and
disinfection. (Chun-Teh Li)
3-145