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Solid Waste Engineering; Ray Environmental Engineering  \n3  \nEnvironmental Regulations  \n• Clean Water Act  \n– NPDES permits for discharge to surface waters  \n• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)  \n– Sets MCLs for acceptable concentrations of contaminants in public drinking water supplies; sets treatment requirements for pathogens  \n• Clean Air Act (CAA) set National Ambient Air Quality Stds  \n– Regulates criteria pollutants (CO, ozone, NOx, SOx, PM, lead)  \n– Regulates hazardous air pollutants and sets Max Achiev Control Tech  \n• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)  \n– Hazardous Waste Subtitle C (cradle to grave, defined HazW)  \n– Solid waste Title D, Medical waste Subtitle J, Underground storage tanks Subtitle I  \n• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA; “Superfund”)  \n– Clean up worst historically contaminated sites in the US  \n• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)  \n– Safety for workers; such as HAP concs in air    \n• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  \n– Requires Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for federal projects 4  \nWater Quality  \n• Wastewater  \n– Solids: TDS, VDS, TSS, VSS  \n– BOD 5 or COD p. 175  \n• BOD5 = BODu (1 – e-kt ), if k is base e deoxygenation rate constant (sometimes use base 10)  \n– Organic nitrogen (as N)  \n– Ammonia nitrogen (NH 3-N)  \n– TKN = organic N + ammonia N  \n– Total phosphorus  \nWasteWater Tmt (p. 186-190)  \n• Activated sludge: plug flow or CMFR, biomass eqn; typical operating parameters  \n• Clarifier [primary, secondary]  \n– mass balance; design by overflow rate, HRT  \n– SVI = sludge volume index (settlability)  \n• Aerobic digestion = HRT, solids load, O2…  \n• Anaerobic digestion = SRT, solids load, CH4…  \n• Facultative pond = BOD loading, depth, HRT  \n• Disinfection = chlorine (CT) or UV common  \nWater Tmt (w/ww class)  \n• GAC sorption & isotherms (also HazW)  \n– Removes organics  \n• Air stripping (also HazW)– remove volatiles  \n• Sedimentation/clarifiers – remove particles  \n• Filtration – remove based on size  \n• Softening – remove hardness (Ca +2 , Mg +2 ,…)  \n• Flocculation – agglomerate to larger particles  \n• Membranes – RO (desalination), NF, UF, MF  \n• Disinfection – chlorine, UV, ozone, chloramine…  \nFate and Transport  \n• Streeter Phelps for oxygen sag in stream when ww with BOD is discharged (p. 175)  \n– DO sag curve  \n– Oxygen saturation conc. at 20o C is 9.1 m","cbCaivufrCwaqKqB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivufrCwaqKqB","pdf",220441,38,"English","# FE Exam Review: Environmental\n## EVEN afternoon coverage\n## Environmental Regulations\n## Water Quality\n## Fate and Transport\n## Air Pollution","[{\"question\":\"What topics are emphasized in the FE EVEN afternoon environmental section?\",\"answer\":\"The review highlights water resources (distribution, hydrology, fluids), water and wastewater including micro/ecology and environmental chemistry, air quality engineering (standards, control, atmospheric science), solid and hazardous waste engineering, and environmental science and management.\"},{\"question\":\"Which major environmental regulations are listed for exam study?\",\"answer\":\"It lists the Clean Water Act (including NPDES), Safe Drinking Water Act (MCLs and pathogen treatment), Clean Air Act (ambient air quality standards and pollutant controls), RCRA (hazardous waste and solid waste titles), CERCLA “Superfund,” OSHA worker safety, and NEPA requirements for Environmental Impact Statements.\"},{\"question\":\"What key wastewater and water treatment processes are covered?\",\"answer\":\"For wastewater it covers solids categories and BOD/COD, activated sludge, clarification and design concepts like overflow rate and HRT, digestion (aerobic/anaerobic), facultative ponds, and disinfection. 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