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18-Env-A1 Principles of Environmental Engineering: May 2015

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  1. Question 1 Mass and Energy Balance, Contaminant Partitioning and Microbiology
  2. Question 2 Environmental Ethics and Water/Wastewater Treatment Design Principles
  3. Question 3 Particle Characteristics, Water Chemistry and Thermal Pollution
  4. Question 4 Population, Economic Growth and Industrialization as Causes of Pollution
  5. Question 5 Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development and Life Cycle Analysis
  6. Question 6 Air Toxics Control, Solid Waste Management and Environmental Guidelines vs. Standards
  7. Question 7 Water Resource Management, Greenhouse Effect, Noise Pollution and Technical/Non-Technical Principles

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National Exams — May 2015 — 04-Env-A1 / Principles of Environmental Engineering. 3 hours duration; closed book with an 8.5×11 in double-sided aid sheet; Casio or Sharp approved calculator only. Any five questions constitute a complete paper (first five answers marked); all seven are solved below for completeness. Each question is worth 20 marks.

Reference texts. Davis & Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering (6th ed.); Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery (5th ed.); MWH’s Water Treatment: Principles and Design (3rd ed.); Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (Health Canada); Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) water-quality and landfill guidelines; Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA); Impact Assessment Act, 2019 (Canada) and Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act; Andrews, Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience (professional ethics).