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CE-263 Environmental Engineering Fundamentals Course Notes: Chapter 1-Engineering Decisions
Approaches to Engineering Decisions
Components of Environmental Problems
Example - National Chromium Inc.
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Site Description
Exhaust Vent Source
Direct Infiltration Source
Looking Up-gradient
Looking Down-gradient
Ground Water Chromium Plume
Example - National Chromium Inc.
Approaches to Engineering Decisions
Decisions Based on Technical Analysis
Example 1.1 - Solid Waste Disposal
Example 1.1 - Solid Waste Disposal
Decisions Based on Cost - Effectiveness Analysis
Decisions Based on Cost - Effectiveness Analysis
Compound Interest Factors
Example 1.2
Example 1.2 Solution
Example 1.2: Solution
Decisions Based on Cost - Benefit Analysis
Example 1.3
Example 1.3 - Solution
Example 1.3 - Solution
Decisions Based on Risk Analysis
Environmental Risk Assessment
Types of Dose-Response Curves
Equation for Ingestion of Non-Carcinogenic Contaminants in Soil (Source: RAGS HHEM, Part B; U.S. EPA, 1991)
Parameter/Definition (units) Default
Equation for Ingestion of Carcinogenic Contaminants in Soil (Source: RAGS HHEM, Part B; U.S. EPA, 1991)
Parameter/Definition (units) Default
Risk Assessment Issues
Decisions Based on Environmental Impact Analysis
Environmental Impact Assessment
Example 1.9
Example 1.9 - Solution
Example 1.9 - Solution
Example 1.10 - Interaction Matrix Assessment
PPT Slide
Example 1.11
Decisions Based on Ethical Analysis
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Author: Nikolaos P. Nikolaidis, Ph.D., P.E., QEP
Email: nikos@engr.uconn.edu
Home Page: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/cee/bio/Nikolaidis.html
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