2024-2 Water Pollution (EVSE525-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. EVSE525 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type Classroom Course prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 14:00 ~ 15:15 / Environ Bldg[208]Seminar Room Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Cho Kangwoo Name Cho Kangwoo Department Div of Environmental Science & Enginrg
Email address kwcho1982@postech.ac.kr Homepage
Office Office Phone 054-279-2289
Office Hours Mon, Wed 10:30-12:00

3. Course Objectives

- Understanding on physicochemical characteristics of aqueous pollutants and related chemical principles.
- Understanding on the control of aqueous pollutants based on analysis of their fate and transformation.
- Discussion on emerging micropollutants.

4. Prerequisites & require

General chemistry; General environmental engineering

5. Grading

Attendance 10%; Mid-term exam 20%; Report & Presentation 30%; Final exam: 40%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition
ISBN

7. Course References

- No textbook
- References
1. Morel, F.M.M.; Hering J.G. Principles and applications of aquatic chemistry; Wiley Interscience.
2. Schwarzenbach, R.P.; Gschwend, P.M.; Imboden, D.M. Environmental organic chemistry; Wiley Interscience.
3. Tchobanoglous, G.; Burton, F. L. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse; McGraw-Hill.

8. Course Plan

Week 1 : Introduction on aqueous (micro)pollutants
Week 2-3 : Fundamentals of aquatic chemistry
Week 4-5 : Environmental organic chemistry
Week 6 : Inorganic/organic contaminants in water and recent issues on (waste)water
Week 7 : Emerging micropollutants / Mid-term exam
Week 8 : Fate of aqueous pollutants: physicochemical and biological processes
Week 9-10 : Fate of aqueous pollutants: chemical processes
Week 11: Physical and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment
Week 12-13 : Redox processes for water and wastewater treatment
Week 14 : Novel technologies for water and wastewater treatment
Week 15 : Final exam

9. Course Operation

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance