12-702 Fundamentals of Water Quality Engineering

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is a systematic overview of water quality engineering. Topics examined include physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water; common water pollutants; basic water chemistry and micriobiology; mass and energy balances and their use in reactor analysis; physical, chemical and biological processes affecting natural water quality and the use of these processes in water supply and wastewater management systems; and selected problems in surface water and groundwater quality management. A background in college-level general chemistry, physics, calculus, and differential equations is assumed.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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