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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Rouzbeh Abbassi
Contact via By Email
44 Waterloo Rd, Second Floor, Room 107
Appointment via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MEngEnvSafetyEng
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The objective of this unit is to provide an understanding of pollution prevention fundamentals, featuring examples and case studies from different industries. It includes methods of waste minimization, energy and water conservation, and green engineering. The units include topics of contaminant sources identification and assessment, waste characterization, process intensification, process and product life cycle assessment, control of fugitive emissions, and environmental risk assessment and management.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a total mark of 50 or more for the unit and the mark for final exam should not be less than 50 as well.
For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.
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Slides, notes, and journal papers presenting during the Lectures
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Mondays, 10am-12pm (Lectures)
Mondays, 1pm-3pm (Tutorials)
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