Prerequisite
SCI 101 or SCI 101A
Course Description
The intent of this course is to give students an understanding of solid waste; its characterization, production, storage, collection and transportation. The student will also review statutes and regulations for the management of hazardous material/waste; its identification, transportation, monitoring, storage, minimization, treatment and disposal. This course introduces and explores Toxicology from multiple functional levels, measuring toxicity and assessing risk, respiratory toxicology, ecological toxicology and toxic wastes and remediation technologies. Statuary and regulatory basis for toxic and hazardous waste remediation, identification, transportation, monitoring, storage, treatment and disposal.