Fall 2021

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CEE 476 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

CEE575 Advanced Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Class meetings: Mon Wed, 2:30-3:45 PM, Elab 306

Instructor:
Dr. Chul Park
Office: 16A Marston Hall
Office phone: 413-545-9456
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon Wed: 12-2 PM; Other times by appointment. Meeting can occur in office
or via zoom meeting.

Engineering Science Credits: 2 Engineering Design Credits: 1

Catalog Description:

Study on solid and hazardous waste management. Topics include: legislation for solid
and hazardous waste management, types and properties of chemicals considered
hazardous, contamination pathways, and remediation/treatment technologies

Pre-requisites: CEE370

Credit Hours: 3

Text (Recommended)
(1) Hazardous Wastes: Sources, Pathways, Receptors. Richard J. Watts, 1998,
https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780471002383/

Recognizing the health and safety needs of all in the UMass living and learning community and
reflecting our mutual responsibilities to all in the community, UMass has adopted a policy
which requires that masks be worn at all times in classrooms and other indoor public spaces
(https://www.umass.edu/coronavirus/news/face-covering-faqs-start-fall-2021-semester). If
there is some circumstance that affects your compliance, e.g. if you have been granted a
medical accommodation, please contact me immediately so that I will understand your
circumstances. Absent communication with you about the policy, I respectively request that
you fully comply with this policy at all times.
Attendance policy: Students are expected to attend all classes and exams and arrive on time.
They should obtain prior clearance for planned absences and notify the instructor after any
emergency absences. Poor attendance or excessive tardiness will negatively affect your grade.

Academic honesty policy

The UMass Academic Honesty Policy applies and can be found in the Code of Student Conduct
online at: http://www.umass.edu/dean_students/downloads/CodeStudentConduct_0506.pdf.
This policy covers plagiarism, cheating, fabrication and facilitating dishonesty.

Assessment Methods (grading and instructor feedback): There will be three exams during this
course. Overall course grade will be determined as follows:

CEE 476 Exams (2) 40%

Final Exam (Cumulative) 30%
Team Project on superfund 20%
Class Attendance and Quiz 10%

CEE 575 Exams (2) 35%

Final Exam (Cumulative) 30%
Team Project on superfund 15%
Team mini-lecture (2x 35 min) 20%

Grading: A: 93-100; A-: 90-92; B+: 87-89; B: 83-86; B-: 80-82; C+: 77-79; C: 73-76; C-: 70-72; D+:
67-69; D: 60-66; F: <59
Classroom Civility and Respect
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classroom. When students and faculty come together, the expectation is always that mutual
respect and civility will prevail to ensure that every student has the optimum opportunity to
learn and that each faculty member has the best opportunity to teach. Disruptions of any kind
affect the atmosphere of civility that is expected and interfere with the opportunity for learning
and growth to which both faculty and students are entitled. More can be found in the policy in
your Daily Planners or at www.umass.edu/dean_students/codeofconduct/classroomcivility/
Blackboard learning system (Moodle)
All course materials, including syllabus, handouts, and homework solution, will be posted on
the Moodle site. The recorded lectures will also be uploaded and available at Moodle.

Additional Information
Health and Wellbeing. During this time, you may be experiencing new stresses related to the
COVID-19 pandemic in addition to other pressures such as health, money, family, and academic
concerns or stress and trauma from societal inequities and violence. You are not alone at
UMass – many people care about your wellbeing and many resources are available to help you
thrive and succeed. The College recognizes that coursework is challenging and that classes are
not the only demand in your life. Success in this course and the College of Engineering depends
heavily on your personal health and wellbeing. Recognize that stress is an expected part of the
college experience, and it often can be compounded by unexpected setbacks or life changes
outside the classroom such as those related to COVID-19. The instructor strongly encourages
you to reframe challenges as an unavoidable pathway to success. Reflect on your role in taking
care of yourself throughout the term, before the demands of exams and projects reach their
peak. Please feel free to reach out to the instructor about any difficulty you may be having that
may impact your performance as soon as it occurs and before it becomes too overwhelming.
We encourage you to contact support services on campus that stand ready to assist you. You
can learn about the confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the
Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH) by visiting their website at
umass.edu/counseling. Within the College, you may reach out to your academic advisor, the
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or the Office of Community Equity and Inclusion ([email protected]). There are many other
resources on campus for students facing personal, financial or life challenges to find support,
stay in school, and graduate (https://www.umass.edu/studentlife/single-stop). Please reach out
to the instructor for support finding the resources you need.
Disability Accommodation and Inclusive Learning Statement. Your success in this class is
important to us. We all learn differently and bring different strengths and needs to the class.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is committed to making reasonable, effective and
appropriate accommodations to meet the needs of students with disabilities and help create a
barrier-free campus. If you have a qualifying disability and require accommodations while
participating in this course, please work with Disability Services to have an accommodation
letter sent to the instructor in a timely manner. If you have a disability but are not yet affiliated
with Disability Services, please register with Disability Services
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registering are also available on their website www.umass.edu/disability. If you are eligible for
exam accommodations, your exams will be administered by the exam proctoring
center. Contact Disability Services immediately, and comply with their exam scheduling policies,
including the requirement that you book your exams at least seven days in advance of the exam
date. It is incumbent upon you contact the instructor during the first few weeks of the semester,
or shortly following registration with Disability Services, to ensure that your accommodations
are being sufficiently met, including extra time and note-taking access, as applicable. Finally,
beyond disability accommodations, if there are aspects of the course that prevent you from
learning or make you feel excluded, please let the instructor know as soon as possible. Together
we’ll develop strategies to meet both your needs and the requirements of the course. 
Inclusivity: The diversity of the participants of this course is a valuable source of ideas, problem
solving strategies, and engineering creativity. If you feel that your contribution is not being
valued or respected for any reason, please speak with the instructor privately. If you wish to
communicate with someone else in the College, speak with Assistant Dean Dr. Paula Rees
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are valued and where both they and their ideas are treated with respect.
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use for you if they are not on the roster. A student’s chosen name and pronouns are to be
respected at all times in the classroom. To learn more, read the Intro Handout on Pronouns: 
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committed to supporting community members who report concerns of prohibited
conduct. Please reach out to the instructor if you would like assistance connecting with any of
these resources/options.
Class schedule
Sep 1 (Wed)
Sep 6 (Mon): Holiday
Sep 8 (Wed): Monday class
Sep 13 (Mon)
Sep 15 (Wed)
Sep 20 (Mon)
Sep 22 (Wed)
Sep 27 (Mon)
Sep 29 (Wed)
Oct 4 (Mon): Exam 1
Oct 6 (Wed):
Oct 11 (Mon): Holiday
Oct 13 (Wed)
Oct 18 (Mon)
Oct 20 (Wed): CEE575 Lectures
Oct 25 (Mon)
Oct 27 (Wed)
Nov 1 (Mon)
Nov 3 (Wed):
Nov 8 (Mon): Exam 2
Nov 10 (Wed)
Nov 15 (Mon)
Nov 17 (Wed)
Nov 22 (Mon): CEE575 Lectures
Nov 24 (Wed): No class
Nov 29 (Mon)
Dec 1 (Wed)
Dec 6 (Mon): Superfund presentation
Dec 8 (Wed): Superfund presentation
Final exam: Dec 15th (Wed) 3:30-5:30 pm

Topics
 Hazardous waste and municipal solid waste Introduction
 Legislation
 Common wastes: nomenclature and industrial uses
 Common wastes: properties
 Partitioning, sorption, and exchange at surfaces
 Volatilization
 Abiotic and biotic transformations
 Contaminant release and transport
 Remediation and treatment processes
 Design of selected pathways applications