Water Quality of Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries - 575.749

Sustainably managing aquatic environments for ecosystem and public health in a changing climate requires us to understand the combined effect of multiple physical, chemical, and biological processes. This class will equip students to apply their understanding of environmental engineering principles to real-world water quality issues using computer simulation models. The approaches covered are widely used in the US for TMDL studies and NPDES permitting under the clean water act. Emphasis will be placed on gaining insight by understanding fundamental assumptions and equations, and application to classical problems of oxygen demand and eutrophication. Advanced topics including pathogen and toxin dynamics will also be introduced.Prerequisites: Differential equations