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CE 3320 Environmental Engineering, Section 252 Spring 2021

Last Updated: January 18, 2021

Instructor: Sangchul Hwang, PhD, PE, Associate Professor, Ingram School of Engineering Office: Ingram Hall (IGRM) 5312 Office Hours: Tuesdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Thursdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM IGRM 5312 / Zoom or by appointment Zoom instructions will be sent to you by Canvas Announcement Contact: Email: sanhwang@txstate.edu / Phone: 512-245-3858 Instructional Assistants: To be announced Lecture Time/Place: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM, RFM 5246 Lab Time/Place: Tuesdays, 3:30 pm – 5:20 pm, IGRM 5208 (Section L03) (Use Stair 1) Wednesdays, 11:00 pm – 12:50 pm, IGRM 5208 (Section L04) (Use Stair 1)

Please refer to the attachments, at the end of this syllabus, for how to get to IGRM 5208 and lab safety information.

Class Delivery: Hybrid (Lecture) and Face to Face (Laboratory) Course Description: This course is an introduction to environmental engineering. Topics include treatment of water, wastewater, air pollution, solid waste pollution, and hazardous materials. Standard test procedures for evaluating physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes are introduced. The use of technology to manage treatment processes and facilities will be introduced. Learning Outcomes: For this course and by the end of the semester, students will be able to:

1. Define the key concepts of environmental engineering; 2. Demonstrate the knowledge to perform environmental engineering design and analysis

calculations; 3. Use materials and energy balances to solve environmental engineering problems; and 4. Apply critical thinking skills to environmental science and engineering problems.

Required Textbook: Introduction to Environmental Engineering, 5th Edition, 2013, Davis, M.L. and Cornwell, D.A., McGraw

Hill, New York, NY, ISBN: 978-0-07-340114-0 (Hardcover).

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Method of Evaluation: Your grade will be based on:

• Lecture: 60% o Attendance and Participation (Including Quizzes): 15% o Assignments: 10% o Mid-term Exam: 15% o Final Exam: 20%

• Laboratory: 40% o Attendance and Participation: 10% o Lab Report: 30%

In general, A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, and F: < 60. Honor Code: All students are required to abide by the Texas State University honor code. The Pledge for Students states: Students at our University recognize that, to insure honest conduct, more is need than an expectation of academic honesty, and we therefore adopt the practice of affixing the following pledge of honesty to the work we submit for evaluation:

I pledge to uphold the principles of honesty and responsibility at our University. The complete honor code may be found at http://www.txstate.edu/effective/upps/upps-07-10- 01.html under attachment I. Academic Dishonesty: Academic honesty is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university. Any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. The University regards academic dishonesty as an extremely serious matter, with serious consequences that range from probation to expulsion. If it is determined that a student has cheated on an exam, he or she will be given 0 on the exam or a failing grade in the course regardless of the student’s performance beyond the act of academic dishonesty. Students with Special Needs: Students with special needs (as documented by the Office of Disability Services) should identify themselves at the beginning of the term and let the instructor know so that appropriate accommodations can be arranged. Tentative Course Outline: Week 1 Introduction, Materials Balance Week 2 Material Balance, Risk Assessment Week 3 Risk Assessment, Water Resources Engineering Week 4 Basic Hydraulics, Water Chemistry

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Week 5 Water Chemistry Week 6 Water Pollution Week 7 Water Treatment Week 8 Review and Midterm Exam Week 9 Spring Break Week 10 Water Treatment Week 11 Wastewater Treatment Week 12 Wastewater Treatment Week 13 Air Pollution, Noise Pollution Week 14 Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Week 15 Sustainability & Green Engineering, Review Tentative Laboratory Schedule: Week 1 No Laboratory Week 2 Virtual Treatment Plant Tour (Online) or similar Week 3 Introduction and Laboratory Safety (In Person + Online) Week 4 Water Sampling and Onsite Water Analysis (Online) Week 5 Lab Water Analysis (In Person, Group A) Week 6 Lab Water Analysis (In Person, Group B) Week 7 Organics Analysis (In Person, Group A) Week 8 Organics Analysis (In Person, Group B) Week 9 Spring Break (No Laboratory) Week 10 Alkalinity and Hardness (In Person, Group A) Week 11 Alkalinity and Hardness (In Person, Group B) Week 12 Solids/Microbiology (In Person, Group A) Week 13 Solids/Microbiology (In Person, Group B) Week 14 Reserved for Guest Lecture or similar Week 15 No Laboratory Texas State Mission and Shared Values: Mission Texas State University is a doctoral-granting, student-centered institution dedicated to excellence and innovation in teaching, research, including creative expression, and service. The university strives to create new knowledge, to embrace a diversity of people and ideas, to foster cultural and economic development, and to prepare its graduates to participate fully and freely as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world. Shared Values In pursuing our mission, we, the faculty, staff, and students of Texas State University, are guided by a shared collection of values:

• Teaching and learning based on research, student involvement, and the free exchange of ideas in a supportive environment;

• Research and creative activities that encompass the full range of academic disciplines—research with relevance, from the sciences to the arts, from the theoretical to the applied;

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• The cultivation of character, integrity, honesty, civility, compassion, fairness, respect, and ethical behavior in all members of our university community;

• A diversity of people and ideas, a spirit of inclusiveness, a global perspective, and a sense of community as essential conditions for campus life;

• A commitment to service and leadership for the public good; • Responsible stewardship of our resources and environment; and • Continued reflection and evaluation to ensure that our strengths as a community always

benefit those we serve. Campus Health, Wellness, and Safety:

• You are reminded of 10 Guiding Principles for Health, Safety, and Wellness at Texas State, including requirement to wear a cloth face covering and perform a self-assessment each day before coming to campus.

• As a Texas State student/staff/faculty, we all acknowledge and recognize the importance of the Bobcat Pledge, including the shared responsibility to practice healthy behaviors and follow the health and safety guidelines, which shows respect for others and helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding community.

• Here is the Link to the Student Roadmap for more information on students’ return to campus. Statement on Civility and Compliance in the Classroom: Civility in the classroom is very important for the educational process and it is everyone’s responsibility. If you have questions about appropriate behavior in a particular class, please address them with your instructor first. Disciplinary procedures may be implemented for refusing to follow an instructor’s directive, refusing to leave the classroom, not following the university’s requirement to wear a cloth face covering, not complying with social distancing or sneeze and cough etiquette, and refusing to implement other health and safety measures as required by the university. Additionally, the instructor, in consultation with the department chair/school director, may refer the student to the Office of the Dean of Students for further disciplinary review. Such reviews may result in consequences ranging from warnings to sanctions from the university. For more information regarding conduct in the classroom, please review the following policies at AA/PPS 02.03.02, Section 03: Courteous and Civil Learning Environment, and Code of Student Conduct, number II, Responsibilities of Students, Section 02.02: Conduct Prohibited. Additional Information on Academic Integrity and Student Conduct:

• Code of Student Conduct • The Honor Code

Emergency Management: In the event of an emergency, students, faculty, and staff should monitor the Safety and Emergency Communications web page. This page will be updated with the latest information available to the university, in addition to providing links to information concerning safety resources and emergency procedures. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to sign up for the TXState Alert system. Sexual Misconduct Reporting (SB 212):

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Effective January 2, 2020, state law (SB 212) requires all university employees, acting in the course and scope of employment, who witness or receive information concerning an incident of sexual misconduct involving an enrolled student or employee to report all relevant information known about the incident to the university's Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX coordinator. According to SB 212, employees who knowingly fail to report or knowingly file a false report shall be terminated in accordance with university policy and The Texas State University System Rules and Regulations. Please note: In the event of disruption of normal classroom / lab activities due to an emergency situation or an illness outbreak, the format for this course may be modified to enable completion of the course. In that event, students will be provided an addendum to the class syllabus that will supersede the original version.

Getting to the Lab (Ingram 5208)

“Front Entrance” “Back Entrance”

“Back Entrance” = 3rd Floor

“Front Entrance” = 1st Floor

“Front Entrance” “Back Entrance”

3rd Floor Lobby

Walk to the end of the hall to staircase 1st Floor Lobby

1st Floor Stairs

(Stair 4)

3rd Floor stairs /

3rd Floor Lobby

3rd Floor end of the hall staircase

(Stair 1)

5th Floor door entrance

NOTE Entire 5th floor cannot be accessed without permission via ID card (any staircase & elevator). This will be the primary entry point for you to get to this floor.

There will be a window this door will be unlocked.

If you need accommodations, please reach out to your professor ASAP beforehand.

IGRM 5208

ID Card Reader

Environmental Engineering (Ingram 5208)

Location

Ingram School of Engineering (310 W Woods St, San Marcos, TX 78666) 5th Floor IGRM 5208. (NOTE: The 5th floor is restricted access. Use Stair 4)

Online Campus Map: https://map.concept3d.com/?id=308#!sbc/?ct/52882,19956,19954,19314

Supporting Staff / Faculty

Matt Roberts (Laboratory Technician / IGRM 5208 Supervisor)

Office: IGRM 5209 Email: mar329@txstate.edu Phone: 512-245-5183

Keisuke Ikehata (Assistant Professor)

Office: IGRM 5313 Email: kikehata@txstate.edu Phone: 512-245-1826

Sangchul Hwang (Associate Professor)

Office: IGRM 5312 Email: sanhwang@txstate.edu Phone: 512-245-3858

2021 Spring Environmental Engineering Lab Schedule

Monday 12:30pm – 2:20pm Ikehata Tuesday 12:30pm – 2:30pm Ikehata Tuesday 3:30pm – 5:20pm Hwang

Wednesday 11:00am – 12:50pm Hwang

Lab Safety

COVID-19: Pandemic regulations and hygiene practices are expected to be used before, during, and after lab.

- Mask - Hand sanitizer (strongly recommended) - Washing hands thoroughly

Required PPE & Best Practices: The following PPE and practices will be expected to be used throughout the semester.

- Safety Glasses / Goggles - Gloves (Latex / Heat resistant provided) - Lab coat - Closed toe shoes - Long pants - No loose hanging clothing / jewelry - Long hair is tied from hanging down

Things to Know: Be sure you know where important emergency and safety information is located.

- Eye Wash / Shower station - Fire Extinguisher - Safety Data Sheet binder - First Aid Kit - Doorways

Additional Notes:

- Read instructions carefully - Ask Questions - Be aware when moving around the lab - No horse playing