Course Syllabus
Instructor: D. Scott Simonton, PE, PhD
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
Office: 330 MUGC Administration Building, South Charleston
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00 to 6:00, Thursday 3:00 to 6:00, and by appointment
Telephone: 746-2045, or 1-800-642-9842 ext 2045
Fax: 746-2063
E-mail: simonton@marshall.edu
Required Textbook: Hazardous Waste Management 2nd Ed, LaGreda, et al, McGraw Hill 2001
Additional References and Reading Assignments:
Handouts
Other Internet Resources
Course Description:
This class is intended to give the student the necessary scientific background to understand current strategies and technologies for hazardous waste treatment, and is an introduction to the fundamentals and applications of technologies for contaminated site remediation. Regulations, site characterization concepts and fundamental biological, chemical and physical concepts will be presented to provide a basis for the selection, design and operation of on-site and in-situ technologies. Students successfully completing the course will understand the conditions where common remediation technologies may be effective and how to perform the preliminary design and analysis calculations required to select and design remediation systems.
Attendance:
As tests will include information from class notes and in-class discussions, attendance is strongly encouraged.
Grading: Mid-Term Exam 20%
Final Exam 35%
Projects, etc. 30%
Assignments 15%
Students are expected to read the assigned material and to participate in class discussions. Homework/Exams are to be completed in a professional manner and submitted within the assigned deadline. Certain material assigned as required reading may not be covered within the planned lecture. It is the students’ option to ask a question on the material or to initiate a class discussion on the material not explicitly discussed in the lecture. Assignments not turned in on time will receive an automatic 25% off. Assignment grades will be based on completeness only, and will be returned with a solution set if appropriate. You are encouraged to work together on assignments, but not exams! The Final Exam will be comprehensive.
General Course Outline (Subject to Change)