CIVL 6618 - Hazardous Waste Treatment

Prerequisites: CIVL 6601, CIVL 6602 or consent of the instructor. A review of the historical, legislative, and social framework of hazardous waste issues. Physical, chemical, biological, and thermal processes used for decontamination of hazardous wastes and hazardous waste sites are studied extensively. Specific remedial in-situ/ex-situ technologies such as soil vapor extraction, soil washing, incineration, bioremediation, immobilization, and chemical extraction are covered. Includes various laboratory and field case studies. 3 credits.