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23-Chem-B2 Environmental Engineering: December 2013

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  1. Question 1 Particulate air-pollution control and nutrient (N, P) upgrade of a primary WWTP
  2. Question 2 Membrane, condensation and adsorption technologies for particulates, gases and odorous vapours
  3. Question 3 Surface-water contaminant monitoring, BOD test analysis, and dissolved air flotation
  4. Question 4 pH control, ion exchange, reverse osmosis applications, and activated-sludge process design
  5. Question 5 Gaussian plume dispersion of a power-plant SO₂ stack, and emission-reduction measures
  6. Question 6 Photochemical smog, chlorinated-hydrocarbon destruction, and sulfur-odour control
  7. Question 7 Soil remediation technologies, and measurement-technique sensitivity, reliability and accuracy

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Paper format. EGBC 04-Chem-B2 Environmental Engineering, December 2013, 3 hours, closed-book with a candidate-prepared double-sided 8½×11-inch aid sheet. Seven problems, each worth 20 marks; candidates attempt any five, and only the first five answers in the workbook are marked. All seven problems are solved below as a complete study resource.

Reference texts: G. Tchobanoglous, F. L. Burton & H. D. Stensel (Metcalf & Eddy), Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse (4th ed., McGraw-Hill) — BOD kinetics, dissolved air flotation, activated-sludge design, nutrient removal; M. L. Davis & D. A. Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering (5th ed., McGraw-Hill) — drinking-water treatment, air pollution control, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, soil remediation; C. D. Cooper & F. C. Alley, Air Pollution Control: A Design Approach — membrane/condensation/adsorption control technologies, thermal oxidation, odour control; S. P. Turner, Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates (2nd ed., CRC Press) — the Gaussian plume model and Pasquill–Gifford stability classes. Canadian context follows the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA 1999), the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Drinking Water Quality guidelines, and provincial air/water permitting practice (e.g. BC Environmental Management Act, Metro Vancouver air-quality bylaws), which govern effluent/emission limits and treatment-technology selection referenced throughout.