Course Description:

Engineering design to monitor, evaluate, and minimize non-point pollution from different land use types including agriculture, urban, and atmospheric sources.

Prerequisites:

BAE 355, Soil 205 or MMBB 250, Chem 112

Course Objectives:

1. Provide basic information about physical, chemical and biological processes related to water quality with main emphasis on non-point (diffuse) source pollution;
2. Provide insight for future use of water quality models;
3. Create ability to interpret stream water quality data and formulate their relationship to land use in a watershed;
4. Learn about water quality monitoring;
5. Become introduced to water quality sampling and sample analysis (lab section only).

For Instructor Information, Grading Policy, and Course Notes and Handouts, Expectations on Assignments, Exams and Lab reports (Lab section only), please see Organization tab to your left.