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ENE-822 SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Campus
SCEE (IESE)
Programs
PG
Session
Spring Semester 2017
Course Title
SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Course Code
ENE-822
Credit Hours
3+0
Pre-Requisutes
Course Objectives
Course Objectives:
To create an understanding of solid waste generation and management
To adopt to best practices in waste minimization, and 3Rs
Course Outcomes:
After studying the course, students:
Will be able to develop an insight into the collection, transfer, and transport of municipal solid waste.
Can design and operate a municipal solid waste landfill.
Can design and operate a resource recovery facility.
Detail Content
Sources, classifications, characteristics, generations,
Onsite handling and storage, collection and transfer
Recycling and disposal and waste techniques of municipal solid waste (MSW),
Landfilling and landfill design
Types and impacts of hazardous waste
Concepts of waste to energy,
Incinerator design concepts and hazard management
Composting.
Concepts of integrated solid waste management.
Existing solid waste management practices and their hazards.
Economic evaluation of the on-going solid waste collection and disposal systems.
Hospital waste management.
Case studies
Text/Ref Books
Integrated Solid Waste Management By G. Tehobanoglous (1993) Mcgraw Hill
Solid waste Management, by Prof. Shaukat Hayat and Prof. Dr. Sajjad Hayder, A-One Publishers Lahore
Time Schedule
Spring Semester 2015
Faculty/Resource Person
Dr. M. Anwar Baig
PhD (University of Arizona, USA)
Discipline: Soil Water and Environmental Science