CivE 525
Environmental Water Quality Management
Description
Principles of water quality and systems analysis of rivers and lakes. Mathematical methods for modeling environmental systems. Application of models to generic substances within various systems (rivers, lakes). Incorporating different mass transfer (advection -dispersion, diffusion, volatilization) and mass transformation (e.g., biodegradation, hydrolysis) processes in the mathematical model. Introduction to more complex environmental conditions such as dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and eutrophication.Learning Outcomes
• Understand and evaluate water quality regulations and their implications for environmental management.• Analyze reaction kinetics and mass balance principles to solve water quality problems.
• Formulate mathematical mode from conceptual problem statements, including understanding simplification methods and the importance of boundary and initial conditions.
• Develop analytical and numerical solutions to water quality modeling problems in lake and river systems.
• Model transport processes including advection, diffusion, and dispersion in natural water systems.
• Identify and explain the bio-physical processes affecting water quality, such as dissolved oxygen, nutrients, phytoplankton, and pathogenic bacteria, and incorporate these processes into modeling frameworks.
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 37.8 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2025/2026 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2025/2026 - Fall - Enve - Year 4 |
| 2024/2025 - Fall - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2024/2025 - Fall - Enve - Year 4 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| A1 - 2026/2027 - Fall - Yaman Boluk |
| A1 - 2025/2026 - Fall - Yaman Boluk |
| A1 - 2024/2025 - Fall - Bouthaina Aoudi |