Environmental Engineering Modules

Materials created by Commonwealth of Learning; you can also view the learning materials on Commonwealth of Learning's website. All modules are available for download here and you can also download the modules individually below.

Air Pollution Control
 * Unit 1: Introduction to Air Pollution
 * Unit 2: Air Pollution: Impact, Legislation and Standards
 * Unit 3: Air Pollution Measurement
 * Unit 4: Prevention of Air Pollution
 * Unit 5: Air Pollution Meteorology
 * Unit 6: Air Pollution Modelling
 * Unit 7: Air Pollution Control - Particulate Matter I
 * Unit 8: Air Pollution Control - Particulate Matter II
 * Unit 9: Air Pollution Control: Volatile Organic Compounds
 * Unit 10: Air Pollution Control: Sulphur Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen

Environmental Management
 * Unit 1: Principles of Environmental Management
 * Unit 2: Policy and Legal Aspects of EM
 * Unit 3: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
 * Unit 4: EIA Documentation and Processes
 * Unit 5: Environmental Auditing
 * Unit 6: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
 * Unit 7: Environmental Management Systems Standards
 * Unit 8: Environmental Management Techniques
 * Unit 9: Environmental Design
 * Unit 10: Environmental Economics
 * Model Answers to Learning Activities
 * Distance Learning in Environmental Engineering

Management of Municipal Solid Waste
 * Unit 1: Introducing Municipal Solid Waste Management
 * Unit 2: Waste Generation Aspects
 * Unit 3: Waste Collection, Storage and Transport
 * Unit 4: Waste Disposal
 * Unit 5: Waste Processing Techniques
 * Unit 6: Source Reduction, Product Recovery and Recycling
 * Unit 7: Recovery of Biological Conversion Products: Compost and Biogas
 * Unit 8: Incineration and Energy Recover
 * Unit 9: Hazardous Waste: Management and Treatment

Municipal Water And Wastewater Treatment
 * Unit 1: Water as a Resource: Some related issues
 * Unit 2: Municipal Wastewater Generation, Conveyance and Disposal
 * Unit 3: Water Treatment Processes
 * Unit 4: Wastewater Treatment: Physical and Chemical Processes
 * Unit 5: Wastewater Treatment: Biological Methods
 * Unit 6: Wastewater Reuse
 * Unit 7: Sludge and Septage: Treatment and Disposal
 * Unit 8: Wastewater Disposal into Natural Waterbodies
 * Unit 9: Wastewater Disposal on Land - Land Applications
 * Unit 10: Selection, Planning and Implementation Guidelines for Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems
 * Distance Learning in Environmental Engineering

Soil and Groundwater Pollution from Agricultural Activites
 * Unit 1: Agricultural Activities and Environmental Impacts
 * Unit 2: Soil - Processes and Properties
 * Unit 3: Groundwater Hydrology
 * Unit 4: Soil and Groundwater Pollution
 * Unit 5: Irrigation and Drainage: Impacts and Remedial Measures
 * Unit 6: Environmental Impacts and Fertisers
 * Unit 7: Pesticides and Environmental Impacts
 * Unit 8: Monitoring of Soil and Groundwater Pollution
 * Unit 9: Soil and Groundwater Treatment
 * Unit 10: Conservation and Management of Soil and Groundwater
 * Distance Learning in Environmental Engineering