Environmental Engineering

  1. Environmental Systems and Sustainability
    1. Environmental Impact Assessment
      1. EIA Process
        1. Screening
          1. Scoping
            1. Impact Assessment
              1. Mitigation
                1. Monitoring
                2. Baseline Studies
                  1. Environmental Setting
                    1. Biological Resources
                      1. Cultural Resources
                        1. Socioeconomic Conditions
                        2. Impact Prediction and Evaluation
                          1. Impact Identification
                            1. Impact Magnitude
                              1. Impact Significance
                                1. Cumulative Impacts
                                2. Mitigation Measures
                                  1. Avoidance
                                    1. Minimization
                                      1. Rectification
                                        1. Reduction
                                          1. Compensation
                                        2. Life Cycle Assessment
                                          1. Goal and Scope Definition
                                            1. Functional Unit Definition
                                              1. System Boundaries
                                                1. Allocation Procedures
                                                  1. Impact Categories
                                                  2. Inventory Analysis
                                                    1. Data Collection
                                                      1. Data Quality Assessment
                                                        1. Input-Output Analysis
                                                          1. Allocation Methods
                                                          2. Impact Assessment
                                                            1. Classification
                                                              1. Characterization
                                                                1. Normalization
                                                                  1. Weighting
                                                                  2. Interpretation
                                                                    1. Identification of Significant Issues
                                                                      1. Evaluation
                                                                        1. Conclusions and Recommendations
                                                                          1. Sensitivity Analysis
                                                                        2. Sustainable Engineering Design
                                                                          1. Principles of Green Engineering
                                                                            1. Inherent Rather Than Circumstantial
                                                                              1. Prevention Instead of Treatment
                                                                                1. Design for Separation
                                                                                  1. Maximize Efficiency
                                                                                    1. Output-Pulled Versus Input-Pushed
                                                                                      1. Conserve Complexity
                                                                                        1. Durability Rather Than Immortality
                                                                                          1. Meet Need, Minimize Excess
                                                                                            1. Minimize Material Diversity
                                                                                              1. Integrate Material and Energy Flows
                                                                                                1. Design for Commercial Afterlife
                                                                                                  1. Renewable Rather Than Depleting
                                                                                                  2. Industrial Ecology
                                                                                                    1. Material Flow Analysis
                                                                                                      1. Energy Flow Analysis
                                                                                                        1. Eco-Industrial Parks
                                                                                                          1. Industrial Symbiosis
                                                                                                          2. Pollution Prevention
                                                                                                            1. Source Reduction Strategies
                                                                                                              1. Process Modification
                                                                                                                1. Input Material Changes
                                                                                                                  1. Technology Changes
                                                                                                                    1. Product Changes
                                                                                                                      1. On-Site Recycling and Reuse
                                                                                                                    2. Environmental Law and Regulation
                                                                                                                      1. Major Environmental Statutes
                                                                                                                        1. Clean Air Act
                                                                                                                          1. National Ambient Air Quality Standards
                                                                                                                            1. State Implementation Plans
                                                                                                                              1. New Source Performance Standards
                                                                                                                                1. Prevention of Significant Deterioration
                                                                                                                                2. Clean Water Act
                                                                                                                                  1. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
                                                                                                                                    1. Water Quality Standards
                                                                                                                                      1. Total Maximum Daily Loads
                                                                                                                                        1. Wetlands Protection
                                                                                                                                        2. Safe Drinking Water Act
                                                                                                                                          1. Maximum Contaminant Levels
                                                                                                                                            1. Public Water System Regulation
                                                                                                                                              1. Underground Injection Control
                                                                                                                                              2. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
                                                                                                                                                1. Hazardous Waste Regulation
                                                                                                                                                  1. Solid Waste Management
                                                                                                                                                    1. Underground Storage Tanks
                                                                                                                                                    2. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
                                                                                                                                                      1. National Priorities List
                                                                                                                                                        1. Remedial Actions
                                                                                                                                                          1. Liability Provisions
                                                                                                                                                          2. Toxic Substances Control Act
                                                                                                                                                            1. Chemical Testing
                                                                                                                                                              1. Chemical Regulation
                                                                                                                                                                1. Premanufacture Notification
                                                                                                                                                              2. Regulatory Framework
                                                                                                                                                                1. Federal Agencies
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Department of Energy
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Department of Transportation
                                                                                                                                                                      2. State and Local Agencies
                                                                                                                                                                        1. State Environmental Agencies
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Local Health Departments
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Regional Authorities
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Permitting and Compliance
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Permit Application Process
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Permit Conditions
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Record Keeping
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Compliance Assurance
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Enforcement Actions
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Penalties and Sanctions

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                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering