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Solid Wastes and Contaminant Transport - CVEN3702
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

An introduction to waste management systems, from generation to treatment and disposal; including waste characterisation, waste minimisation, transfer stations, recycling facilities, composting and landfill design. Contamination of receiving environments from poor waste disposal, including pollutant sources, spreading of contaminants in air and water, transport processes in rivers, estuaries, lakes and coastal waters.

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