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Week |
Class topic(s) |
Text Section(s) |
Lab (N.E.L. = No evening lab!) |
Project |
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1 (8/25 - 8/29) |
Scope of course The watershed framework Fundamentals: dimensions and units, mass balances |
7.1, 1.4-1.6, 4.1-4.3 | Tour of Bushkill Creek Watershed (*N.E.L.*) | |
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2 (9/1 - 9/5) |
Hydrology and watersheds Ecosystems |
7.2, 5.1 | Watersheds (Computer lab) | Submit names of group members |
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3 (9/8 - 9/12) |
Ecosystems and Energy: Carbon & Nutrient cycles Food chains and Bioaccumulation |
5.1-5.4 |
Stream assessment using macroinvertebrates at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center (*N.E.L.*) |
Submit choice of topic with three good references |
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4 (9/15 - 9/19) |
Chemistry and Water Quality: Review of chemistry: units, stochiometry Chemical equilibria, pH, acid/base reactions Carbonate system |
2 | Alkalinity and Conductivity of Bushkill Creek samples (Lab) | |
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5 (9/22 - 9/26) |
Chemistry and Water Quality: Multiphase reactions/adsorption Point and non-point sources Types of pollutants |
9 | Assessment of Bushkill Creek water quality | |
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6 (9/29 - 10/3) |
DO & BOD, Streeter-Phelps Solids, inorganics, nutrients, bacteria Emerging contaminants |
9 | Movie Time - Silent Spring & Fooling with Nature | |
| 9/30 | Evening Exam 1 - 7:00-9:00PM (mass balances, hydrology, ecosystems, env chemistry) | 1-page summary and reference list | ||
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7 (10/6 - 10/10) |
- Fall Break (Mon & Tues) - Endocrine-disrupting compounds Water sources: Surface and Groundwater Treatment systems |
9, 10 | Creating an Effective Poster | |
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8 (10/13 - 10/17) |
Water supply and treatment 1: Coagulation and flocculation Sedimentation and filtration |
10 | Field trip to Easton water treatment plant (*N.E.L.*) | |
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9 (10/20 - 10/24) |
Water supply and treatment 2: Disinfection Softening |
10 | Coliform tests on water samples (Lab) | |
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10 (10/27 - 10/31) |
Wastewater treatment Primary and secondary treatment Nitrogen and phosphorous removal Sludge handling |
11 | Field trip to Easton wastewater treatment plant (*N.E.L.*) | |
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11 (11/3 - 11/7) |
Solid waste disposal: History and regulation Landfill design and operation |
13 | Field trip to Waste Management Grand Central Landfill (*N.E.L.*) | |
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12 (11/10 - 11/14) |
Landfill groundwater monitoring Review for Exam 2 Alternatives to waste disposal: waste minimization, recycling, etc. |
13, 7.4, 9.7 | Darcy's Law experiment (Lab) | |
| 11/12 | Evening Exam 2 (water quality, water treatment, and wastewater treatment) | Draft Poster (11 X 17) | ||
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13 (11/17 - 11/21) |
Hazardous Waste Management RCRA & Superfund Risk Assessment |
14, 6 | E.S.A. (computer lab) | |
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14 (11/24 - 11/28) |
Posters Q&A - Thanksgiving Break (Wed-Fri) - |
No Lab |
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Poster Nite 11/24! |
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15 (12/1 - 12/5) |
Groundwater pollution and remediation Environmental Site Assessment |
7.3, 14.8, 9.7 | Movie Time - A Civil Action | |
| FINAL EXAM (solid waste, hazardous waste, groundwater) |