MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management Course Syllabus Course Description A study of solid and hazardous wastes and how such wastes are managed in modern society. Topics covered are the generation, treatment, and disposal of wastes generated by the non-commercial and industrial segments of society. Course Textbook Bahadori, A. (2014). Waste management in the chemical and petroleum industries. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley. Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Assess the fundamental science and engineering principles applicable to the management and treatment of solid and hazardous wastes. 2. Examine the key attributes of solid and hazardous wastes. 3. Evaluate laws, standards, and best practices related to hazardous wastes. 4. Examine leadership and management principles related to industrial and hazardous waste issues. 5. Evaluate operations and technologies related to industrial and hazardous wastes. 6. Assess the impact of industrial and hazardous waste on human populations. 7. Solve hazardous waste related problems through collaborative methods of problem solving. Credits Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3) hours of college credit. Course Structure 1. Study Guide: Each unit contains a Study Guide that provides students with the learning outcomes, unit lesson, required reading assignments, and supplemental resources. 2. Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit. 3. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a Unit Lesson, which discusses lesson material. 4. Reading Assignments: Units I-VII contain Reading Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbook. 5. Suggested Reading: Suggested Readings are listed in the Unit I-V and VIII study guides. Students are encouraged to read the resources listed if the opportunity arises, but they will not be tested on their knowledge of the Suggested Readings. 6. Discussion Boards: Discussion Boards are part of all CSU term courses. More information and specifications can be found in the Student Resources link listed in the Course Menu bar. 7. Unit Assessments: This course contains eight Unit Assessments, one to be completed at the end of each unit. Assessments are composed of written-response questions. 8. Unit Assignments: Students are required to submit for grading Unit Assignments in Units I-III, V, VI, and VIII. Specific information and instructions regarding these assignments are provided below. Grading rubrics are included with each assignment. Specific information about accessing these rubrics is provided below. 9. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to ask your professor general or course content related questions. 10. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for casual conversation with your c ...

1. MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous
Waste Management
Course Syllabus
Course Description
A study of solid and hazardous wastes and how such wastes are
managed in modern society. Topics covered are the generation,
treatment, and disposal of wastes generated by the non-
commercial and industrial segments of society.
Course Textbook
Bahadori, A. (2014). Waste management in the chemical and
petroleum industries. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Assess the fundamental science and engineering principles
applicable to the management and treatment of solid and
hazardous wastes.
2. Examine the key attributes of solid and hazardous wastes.
3. Evaluate laws, standards, and best practices related to

2. hazardous wastes.
4. Examine leadership and management principles related to
industrial and hazardous waste issues.
5. Evaluate operations and technologies related to industrial and
hazardous wastes.
6. Assess the impact of industrial and hazardous waste on
human populations.
7. Solve hazardous waste related problems through collaborative
methods of problem solving.
Credits
Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3)
hours of college credit.
Course Structure
1. Study Guide: Each unit contains a Study Guide that provides
students with the learning outcomes, unit lesson, required
reading assignments, and supplemental resources.
2. Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes
that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students
should gain upon completion of the unit.
3. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a Unit Lesson, which
discusses lesson material.
4. Reading Assignments: Units I-VII contain Reading
Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbook.
5. Suggested Reading: Suggested Readings are listed in the Unit
I-V and VIII study guides. Students are encouraged to read the
resources listed if the opportunity arises, but they will not be
tested on their knowledge of the Suggested Readings.
6. Discussion Boards: Discussion Boards are part of all CSU
term courses. More information and specifications can be found
in the Student Resources link listed in the Course Menu bar.
7. Unit Assessments: This course contains eight Unit

3. Assessments, one to be completed at the end of each unit.
Assessments are composed of written-response questions.
8. Unit Assignments: Students are required to submit for
grading Unit Assignments in Units I-III, V, VI, and VIII.
Specific information and instructions regarding these
assignments are provided below. Grading rubrics are included
with each assignment. Specific information about accessing
these rubrics is provided below.
9. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you
with an opportunity to ask your professor general or course
content related questions.
10. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for
casual conversation with your classmates.
CSU Online Library
The CSU Online Library is available to support your courses
and programs. The online library includes databases, journals,
e-books, and research guides. These resources are always
accessible and can be reached through the library webpage. To
access the library, log into the myCSU Student Portal, and click
on “CSU Online Library.” You can also access the CSU Online
Library from the “My Library” button on the course menu for
each course in Blackboard.
The CSU Online Library offers several reference services. E-
mail ([email protected]) and telephone (1.877.268.8046)
assistance is available Monday – Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm
and Friday from 8 am to 3 pm. The library’s chat reference
service, Ask a Librarian, is available 24/7; look for the chat box
on the online library page.
Librarians can help you develop your research plan or assist you
in finding relevant, appropriate, and timely information.
Reference requests can include customized keyword search
strategies, links to articles, database help, and other services.

4. Unit Assignments
Unit I Project
Over the course of these eight units, we will be developing a
course project. We will do a single section of the course project
in every unit by completing one section of the course project,
and then adding to it with the subsequent work in the following
unit. This unit work will be in the form of unit projects.
In following units (Units II, III, V, VI, and VIII), the Unit
Lesson will contain an interactive model that will enable you to
effectively select the most appropriate equipment and
technology to engineer into your waste management system
design for the facility. It is imperative that you read the Unit
Lessons within the study guide in each unit, use the interactive
model, and consider the current (as well as previous) material
from Bahadori’s (2014) textbook in every unit. This project will
serve as a comprehensive demonstration of your applied
learning of engineering industrial and hazardous waste
treatment systems.
Your course project will be to develop a document titled “A
Proposal for an Industrial Waste Treatment Facility” and will
serve as a simulation of your work as a contract environmental
engineer for a small, rural town in the United States.
The Scenario:
You have contracted with the city named Small Town, USA, to
design and engineer a municipal industrial waste pretreatment
facility. The city currently accepts liquid wastes from three
significant industrial users (SIU): (a) a petroleum refinery, (b)
an animal rendering plant, and (c) a tanker truck washout. In an
effort to capture revenue, the city is currently accepting the

5. liquid waste physically hauled by tanker truck from all three
SIU members and is subsequently collecting the liquid wastes
into a 300,000 gallon storage tank, pending your facility design.
The city wants to be able to effectively treat and neutralize the
liquid waste, landfill or reuse the sludge in an agriculture
application, and discharge the neutralized treatment plant
effluent water to the existing municipal (residential) wastewater
plant for final treatment after successfully meeting the local
limits for each analyte.
The current waste profile has been analyzed at a local
environmental chemical testing laboratory. This is the lab report
at 30ºC:
Analyte
Concentration (mg/L or ppm)
Local Limits (mg/L or ppm)
BOD
4200
1300
COD
6000
2400
TSS
800
160
pH
5.5
6.0-9.0
TDS
5000
200
TOC
1300
150

6. Cyanides
3
0.5
Phenols
15
12
Cadmium
15
2
Chromium
(trivalent)
5
0.25
Iron
800
50
H2S (hydrogen sulfide)
6
0.5
TPH (total petroleum hydrocarbons)
1600
640
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study Guide.
2. Use APA style (title page, body with level one headings, and
a reference page) for a research paper, and begin drafting a
proposal document. You will add to this document in every unit
with another level one heading.
3. Since this is a project that you add to throughout the course,
make your Unit I work your first level one heading, titled
“Municipal Situation,” and describe the scenario that is
presented above. You are required to describe the scenario in at
least one page.

7. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit II Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next two sections (management
considerations and physical treatment) of your proposal by
following the instructions carefully, and then submit your
continued draft of your proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit I and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit I project assignment.
3. Open the Unit II Study Guide, read the Unit II Lesson, and
then work with the embedded interactive model to decide what
physical treatment equipment to include in your treatment
process design.
4. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your second
level one heading titled “Management Considerations.” Discuss
the following variables as part of the scenario. Be sure to
mention your intentions to provide physical treatment, chemical
treatment, biological treatment, general sewage treatment
techniques, and solid waste treatment using the financial
resources identified below. Also, consider how you would
organize, manage, and lead staff. Discuss what staff
certifications and facility licenses will be required in order to
operate the facility. Finally, discuss when you anticipate that
the facility will demonstrate a return on the investment (ROI):

8. · Capital costs of construction budget: $1,000,000 (5-year note)
· Capital cost of equipment budget: $1,000,000 (5-year)
· O&M budget: $500,000/year
· Forecasted revenue generation: $1,000,000/year
· Useful life of plant: 15 years minimum
· Loan interest rate: 5% (5 year note)
· Operating hours: Monday through Friday: 0800hrs – 1700hrs
· Available personnel: 4 staff members
You are required to describe the scenario in at least one page.
5. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your third level
one heading titled “Physical Treatment.” Discuss what physical
treatment equipment you are proposing for your treatment
process. Be sure and describe why you selected the equipment
and what final effluent concentrations you anticipate will be
lowered with the equipment. You are required to describe the
equipment selection in at least one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit III Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fourth) section (chemical
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully, and then submit your continued draft of your proposal
into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori

9. (2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit II and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit II project assignment.
3. Open the Unit III Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide what
chemical treatment equipment to include in your treatment
process design.
4. Continue from your Unit II Project and make your fourth
level one heading titled “Chemical Treatment.” Describe the
chemical treatment equipment that you engineered into your
treatment process. Be sure and describe the relevance and
anticipated reduction of related analytical concentrations within
your industrial and hazardous waste treatment system as they
correspond with each technology that you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
200 words (minimum).
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fifth) section (biological and
secondary treatment) of your proposal by following the
instructions carefully, and then submit your continued draft of
your proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study Guide.

10. 2. Open your proposal draft from Unit III and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit III project assignment.
3. Open the Unit V Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide what
biological and secondary treatment equipment to include in your
treatment process design.
4. Continue from your Unit III Project and make your fifth level
one heading titled “Biological and Secondary Treatment.”
Describe the secondary treatment equipment that you
engineered into your treatment process. Be sure and describe
the relevance and anticipated reduction of related analytical
concentrations within your industrial and hazardous waste
treatment system as they correspond with each technology that
you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (A
Proposal for an Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment
Facility), complete the next (sixth) section (solid waste
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully, and then submit your continued draft of your proposal
into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study Guide.

11. 2. Open your proposal draft from Unit V and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit V project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VI Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide what solid
waste treatment equipment to include in your treatment process
design.
4. Continue from your Unit V Project and make your sixth level
one heading titled “Solid Waste Treatment.” Describe the solid
waste treatment equipment that you engineered into your
treatment process (sludge dewatering equipment). Be sure and
describe the relevance and anticipated reduction of related
analytical concentrations within your industrial and hazardous
waste treatment system as they correspond with each technology
that you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VIII Course Project
As the final and complete step of our course project (a proposal
for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment facility),
complete the last (seventh) section (cake solids disposal) of
your proposal by following the instructions carefully. Draft a
one paragraph abstract (insert the abstract immediately
following the title page), and then submit your final copy of
your completed proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori

12. (2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit VI and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit VI project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VIII Study Guide, read the unit lesson,
strongly consider reading the article referenced in the suggested
reading section, and then consider your filter cake disposal
strategies available to you and your client.
4. Continue with your Unit VI Project and make your seventh
level one heading titled “Cake Solids Disposal.” Describe the
waste profiling process, the process of locating an appropriate
site of final disposition for the filter cake, contracting with a
landfill, and the paperwork associated with final disposal. You
are required to describe the entire filter cake disposal process in
at least one page.
5. Throughout the course you have continued to add pieces to
the course project. After you have added the “Cake Solids
Disposal” component to the project, review your project to be
sure you have included all components from the course and
incorporated feedback from the instructor. Along with the title
page and reference list, create a one paragraph abstract
following the title page that summarizes the entire project.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
APA Guidelines
The application of the APA writing style shall be practical,
functional, and appropriate to each academic level, with the
primary purpose being the documentation (citation) of sources.
CSU requires that students use APA style for certain papers and
projects. Students should always carefully read and follow
assignment directions and review the associated grading rubric
when available. Students can find CSU’s Citation Guide by
clicking here. This document includes examples and sample

13. papers and provides information on how to contact the CSU
Success Center.
Grading Rubrics
This course utilizes analytic grading rubrics as tools for your
professor in assigning grades for all learning activities. Each
rubric serves as a guide that communicates the expectations of
the learning activity and describes the criteria for each level of
achievement. In addition, a rubric is a reference tool that lists
evaluation criteria and can help you organize your efforts to
meet the requirements of that learning activity. It is imperative
for you to familiarize yourself with these rubrics because these
are the primary tools your professor uses for assessing learning
activities.
Rubric categories include: (1) Discussion Board, (2) Assessment
(Written Response), and (3) Assignment.
However, it is possible that not all of the listed rubric types will
be used in a single course (e.g., some courses may not have
Assessments).
The Discussion Board rubric can be found within Unit I’s
Discussion Board submission instructions.
The Assessment (Written Response) rubric can be found
embedded in a link within the directions for each Unit
Assessment. However, these rubrics will only be used when
written-response questions appear within the Assessment.
Each Assignment type (e.g., article critique, case study,
research paper) will have its own rubric. The Assignment
rubrics are built into Blackboard, allowing students to review
them prior to beginning the Assignment and again once the
Assignment has been scored. This rubric can be accessed via the
Assignment link located within the unit where it is to be

14. submitted. Students may also access the rubric through the
course menu by selecting “Tools” and then “My Grades.”
Again, it is vitally important for you to become familiar with
these rubrics because their application to your Discussion
Boards, Assessments, and Assignments is the method by which
your instructor assigns all grades.
Communication Forums
These are non-graded discussion forums that allow you to
communicate with your professor and other students.
Participation in these discussion forums is encouraged, but not
required.You can access these forums with the buttons in the
Course Menu. Instructions for subscribing/unsubscribing to
these forums are provided below.
Click here for instructions on how to subscribe/unsubscribe and
post to the Communication Forums.
Ask the Professor
This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to
ask your professor general or course content questions.
Questions may focus on Blackboard locations of online course
components, textbook or course content elaboration, additional
guidance on assessment requirements, or general advice from
other students.
Questions that are specific in nature, such as inquiries regarding
assessment/assignment grades or personal accommodation
requests, are NOT to be posted on this forum. If you have
questions, comments, or concerns of a nonpublic nature, please
feel free to email your professor. Responses to your post will be
addressed or emailed by the professor within 48 hours.

15. Before posting, please ensure that you have read all relevant
course documentation, including the syllabus,
assessment/assignment instructions, faculty feedback, and other
important information.
Student Break Room
This communication forum allows for casual conversation with
your classmates. Communication on this forum should always
maintain a standard of appropriateness and respect for your
fellow classmates. This forum should NOT be used to share
assessment answers.
Grading
Discussion Boards (8 @ 2%)
= 16%
Assessments (8 @ 4%)
= 32%
Projects (5 @ 8%)
= 40%
Unit VIII Course Project
= 12%
Total
= 100%
Course Schedule/Checklist (PLEASE PRINT)
The following pages contain a printable Course Schedule to
assist you through this course. By following this schedule, you
will be assured that you will complete the course within the
time allotted.

16. MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
By following this schedule, you will be assured that you will
complete the course within the time allotted. Please keep this
schedule for reference as you progress through your course.
Unit I
Industrial Hazardous Waste Attributes, Impacts, and
Regulations
Review:
Read:
· Chapter 1: Wastewater Treatment
· Suggested Reading: See Study Guide
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:
· Assessment by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
· Project by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit II
Leadership and Management Aspects of Industrial and
Hazardous Waste Management

17. Review:
Read:
Operations
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:
· Assessment by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
· Project by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit III
Chemical Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Review:
Read:
· Chapter 3: Chemical Treatment
· Suggested Reading: See Study Guide
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:

18. · Assessment by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
· Project by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
Unit IV
Biological Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Review:
Read:
· Chapter 4: Biological Treatment
· Suggested Reading: See Study Guide
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
Unit V

19. Designing Liquid Waste Management Systems for Industrial and
Hazardous Waste
Review:
Read:
· Chapter 7: Sewage Treatment
· Suggested Reading: See Study Guide
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:
· Assessment by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
· Project by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit VI
Designing Solid Waste Management Systems for Industrial and
Hazardous Waste
Review:
Read:
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s

20. Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:
· Assessment by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
· Project by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
Unit VII
Integrated Approaches to Liquid and Solid Industrial & Waste
Management Systems Design
Review:
Read:
· Chapter 5: Wastewater Treatment in Unconventional Oil and
Gas Industries, pp. 129-143
· Chapter 6: Wastewater Sewer Systems, pp. 161-180
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:

21. Unit VIII
Designing Integrated Industrial & Waste Management Systems
Review:
Read:
· This unit contains no textbook reading assignment
· Suggested Reading: See Study Guide
Discuss:
· Discussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
· Discussion Board Comment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central
Time)
Submit:
· Assessment by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
· Course Project by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
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22. Course Description
A study of solid and hazardous wastes and how such wastes are
managed in modern society. Topics covered are the
generation, treatment, and disposal of wastes generated by the
non-commercial and industrial segments of society.
Course Textbook
Bahadori, A. (2014). Waste management in the chemical and
petroleum industries. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Assess the fundamental science and engineering principles
applicable to the management and treatment of solid
and hazardous wastes.
2. Examine the key attributes of solid and hazardous wastes.
3. Evaluate laws, standards, and best practices related to
hazardous wastes.
4. Examine leadership and management principles related to
industrial and hazardous waste issues.
5. Evaluate operations and technologies related to industrial and
hazardous wastes.
6. Assess the impact of industrial and hazardous waste on
human populations.
7. Solve hazardous waste related problems through collaborative

23. methods of problem solving.
Credits
Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3)
hours of college credit.
Course Structure
1. Study Guide: Each unit contains a Study Guide that provides
students with the learning outcomes, unit lesson,
required reading assignments, and supplemental resources.
2. Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes
that specify the measurable skills and knowledge
students should gain upon completion of the unit.
3. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a Unit Lesson, which
discusses lesson material.
4. Reading Assignments: Units I-VII contain Reading
Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbook.
5. Suggested Reading: Suggested Readings are listed in the Unit
I-V and VIII study guides. Students are
encouraged to read the resources listed if the opportunity arises,
but they will not be tested on their knowledge of
the Suggested Readings.
6. Discussion Boards: Discussion Boards are part of all CSU
term courses. More information and specifications
can be found in the Student Resources link listed in the Course
Menu bar.

24. 7. Unit Assessments: This course contains eight Unit
Assessments, one to be completed at the end of each unit.
Assessments are composed of written-response questions.
8. Unit Assignments: Students are required to submit for
grading Unit Assignments in Units I-III, V, VI, and VIII.
Specific information and instructions regarding these
assignments are provided below. Grading rubrics are
included with each assignment. Specific information about
accessing these rubrics is provided below.
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous
Waste Management
Course Syllabus
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 2
9. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you
with an opportunity to ask your professor general or
course content related questions.
10. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for
casual conversation with your classmates.
CSU Online Library
The CSU Online Library is available to support your courses
and programs. The online library includes databases,
journals, e-books, and research guides. These resources are
always accessible and can be reached through the library
webpage. To access the library, log into the myCSU Student

25. Portal, and click on “CSU Online Library.” You can also
access the CSU Online Library from the “My Library” button on
the course menu for each course in Blackboard.
The CSU Online Library offers several reference services. E-
mail ([email protected]) and telephone
(1.877.268.8046) assistance is available Monday – Thursday
from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday from 8 am to 3 pm. The
library’s chat reference service, Ask a Librarian, is available
24/7; look for the chat box on the online library page.
Librarians can help you develop your research plan or assist you
in finding relevant, appropriate, and timely information.
Reference requests can include customized keyword search
strategies, links to articles, database help, and other
services.
Unit Assignments
Unit I Project
Over the course of these eight units, we will be developing a
course project. We will do a single section of the course
project in every unit by completing one section of the course
project, and then adding to it with the subsequent work in the
following unit. This unit work will be in the form of unit
projects.
In following units (Units II, III, V, VI, and VIII), the Unit
Lesson will contain an interactive model that will enable you to
effectively select the most appropriate equipment and
technology to engineer into your waste management system
design
for the facility. It is imperative that you read the Unit Lessons

26. within the study guide in each unit, use the interactive model,
and consider the current (as well as previous) material from
Bahadori’s (2014) textbook in every unit. This project will
serve as a comprehensive demonstration of your applied
learning of engineering industrial and hazardous waste
treatment systems.
Your course project will be to develop a document titled “A
Proposal for an Industrial Waste Treatment Facility” and will
serve as a simulation of your work as a contract environmental
engineer for a small, rural town in the United States.
The Scenario:
You have contracted with the city named Small Town, USA, to
design and engineer a municipal industrial waste pre-
treatment facility. The city currently accepts liquid wastes from
three significant industrial users (SIU): (a) a petroleum
refinery, (b) an animal rendering plant, and (c) a tanker truck
washout. In an effort to capture revenue, the city is currently
accepting the liquid waste physically hauled by tanker truck
from all three SIU members and is subsequently collecting the
liquid wastes into a 300,000 gallon storage tank, pending your
facility design.
The city wants to be able to effectively treat and neutralize the
liquid waste, landfill or reuse the sludge in an agriculture
application, and discharge the neutralized treatment plant
effluent water to the existing municipal (residential) wastewater
plant for final treatment after successfully meeting the local
limits for each analyte.
The current waste profile has been analyzed at a local
environmental chemical testing laboratory. This is the lab report
at
30ºC:

27. Analyte Concentration
(mg/L or ppm)
Local Limits
(mg/L or ppm)
BOD 4200 1300
COD 6000 2400
TSS 800 160
pH 5.5 6.0-9.0
TDS 5000 200
TOC 1300 150
mailto:[email protected]
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Cyanides 3 0.5
Phenols 15 12
Cadmium 15 2
Chromium
(trivalent)
5 0.25
Iron 800 50

28. H2S (hydrogen
sulfide)
6 0.5
TPH (total
petroleum
hydrocarbons)
1600 640
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Use APA style (title page, body with level one headings, and
a reference page) for a research paper, and begin
drafting a proposal document. You will add to this document in
every unit with another level one heading.
3. Since this is a project that you add to throughout the course,
make your Unit I work your first level one heading,
titled “Municipal Situation,” and describe the scenario that is
presented above. You are required to describe the
scenario in at least one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit II Project

29. As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next two sections (management
considerations and physical treatment) of your proposal by
following the instructions carefully, and then submit your
continued draft of your proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit I and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit I project assignment.
3. Open the Unit II Study Guide, read the Unit II Lesson, and
then work with the embedded interactive model to
decide what physical treatment equipment to include in your
treatment process design.
4. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your second
level one heading titled “Management Considerations.”
Discuss the following variables as part of the scenario. Be sure
to mention your intentions to provide physical
treatment, chemical treatment, biological treatment, general
sewage treatment techniques, and solid waste
treatment using the financial resources identified below. Also,
consider how you would organize, manage, and
lead staff. Discuss what staff certifications and facility licenses
will be required in order to operate the facility.
Finally, discuss when you anticipate that the facility will
demonstrate a return on the investment (ROI):

30. -year
note)
-year)
inimum
– 1700hrs
You are required to describe the scenario in at least one page.
5. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your third level
one heading titled “Physical Treatment.” Discuss what
physical treatment equipment you are proposing for your
treatment process. Be sure and describe why you
selected the equipment and what final effluent concentrations
you anticipate will be lowered with the equipment.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.

31. MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 4
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit III Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fourth) section (chemical
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully,
and then submit your continued draft of your proposal into
Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit II and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit II project assignment.
3. Open the Unit III Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what chemical treatment equipment to include in your treatment
process design.
4. Continue from your Unit II Project and make your fourth
level one heading titled “Chemical Treatment.” Describe
the chemical treatment equipment that you engineered into your
treatment process. Be sure and describe the
relevance and anticipated reduction of related analytical

32. concentrations within your industrial and hazardous
waste treatment system as they correspond with each technology
that you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
200 words (minimum).
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fifth) section (biological and
secondary treatment) of your proposal by following the
instructions
carefully, and then submit your continued draft of your proposal
into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit III and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit III project assignment.
3. Open the Unit V Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what biological and secondary treatment equipment to include
in your treatment process design.

33. 4. Continue from your Unit III Project and make your fifth level
one heading titled “Biological and Secondary
Treatment.” Describe the secondary treatment equipment that
you engineered into your treatment process. Be
sure and describe the relevance and anticipated reduction of
related analytical concentrations within your
industrial and hazardous waste treatment system as they
correspond with each technology that you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (A
Proposal for an Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment
Facility), complete the next (sixth) section (solid waste
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully,
and then submit your continued draft of your proposal into
Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit V and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback

34. from the Unit V project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VI Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what solid waste treatment equipment to include in your
treatment process design.
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4. Continue from your Unit V Project and make your sixth level
one heading titled “Solid Waste Treatment.” Describe
the solid waste treatment equipment that you engineered into
your treatment process (sludge dewatering
equipment). Be sure and describe the relevance and anticipated
reduction of related analytical concentrations
within your industrial and hazardous waste treatment system as
they correspond with each technology that you
selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VIII Course Project
As the final and complete step of our course project (a proposal
for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment facility),
complete the last (seventh) section (cake solids disposal) of
your proposal by following the instructions carefully. Draft a
one paragraph abstract (insert the abstract immediately
following the title page), and then submit your final copy of

35. your
completed proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit VI and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit VI project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VIII Study Guide, read the unit lesson,
strongly consider reading the article referenced in the
suggested reading section, and then consider your filter cake
disposal strategies available to you and your client.
4. Continue with your Unit VI Project and make your seventh
level one heading titled “Cake Solids Disposal.”
Describe the waste profiling process, the process of locating an
appropriate site of final disposition for the filter
cake, contracting with a landfill, and the paperwork associated
with final disposal. You are required to describe
the entire filter cake disposal process in at least one page.
5. Throughout the course you have continued to add pieces to
the course project. After you have added the “Cake
Solids Disposal” component to the project, review your project
to be sure you have included all components from
the course and incorporated feedback from the instructor. Along
with the title page and reference list, create a one
paragraph abstract following the title page that summarizes the
entire project.

36. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
APA Guidelines
The application of the APA writing style shall be practical,
functional, and appropriate to each academic level, with the
primary purpose being the documentation (citation) of sources.
CSU requires that students use APA style for certain
papers and projects. Students should always carefully read and
follow assignment directions and review the associated
grading rubric when available. Students can find CSU’s Citation
Guide by clicking here. This document includes examples
and sample papers and provides information on how to contact
the CSU Success Center.
Grading Rubrics
This course utilizes analytic grading rubrics as tools for your
professor in assigning grades for all learning activities. Each
rubric serves as a guide that communicates the expectations of
the learning activity and describes the criteria for each
level of achievement. In addition, a rubric is a reference tool
that lists evaluation criteria and can help you organize your
efforts to meet the requirements of that learning activity. It is
imperative for you to familiarize yourself with these rubrics
because these are the primary tools your professor uses for
assessing learning activities.
Rubric categories include: (1) Discussion Board, (2) Assessment
(Written Response), and (3) Assignment.

37. However, it is possible that not all of the listed rubric types will
be used in a single course (e.g., some courses may
not have Assessments).
The Discussion Board rubric can be found within Unit I’s
Discussion Board submission instructions.
http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/downloads/pdf/success/citatio
n-guide
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The Assessment (Written Response) rubric can be found
embedded in a link within the directions for each Unit
Assessment. However, these rubrics will only be used when
written-response questions appear within the Assessment.
Each Assignment type (e.g., article critique, case study,
research paper) will have its own rubric. The Assignment
rubrics
are built into Blackboard, allowing students to review them
prior to beginning the Assignment and again once the
Assignment has been scored. This rubric can be accessed via the
Assignment link located within the unit where it is to be
submitted. Students may also access the rubric through the
course menu by selecting “Tools” and then “My Grades.”
Again, it is vitally important for you to become familiar with
these rubrics because their application to your
Discussion Boards, Assessments, and Assignments is the
method by which your instructor assigns all grades.

38. Communication Forums
These are non-graded discussion forums that allow you to
communicate with your professor and other students.
Participation in these discussion forums is encouraged, but not
required. You can access these forums with the buttons in
the Course Menu. Instructions for subscribing/unsubscribing to
these forums are provided below.
Click here for instructions on how to subscribe/unsubscribe and
post to the Communication Forums.
Ask the Professor
This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to
ask your professor general or course content questions.
Questions may focus on Blackboard locations of online course
components, textbook or course content elaboration,
additional guidance on assessment requirements, or general
advice from other students.
Questions that are specific in nature, such as inquiries regarding
assessment/assignment grades or personal
accommodation requests, are NOT to be posted on this forum. If
you have questions, comments, or concerns of a non-
public nature, please feel free to email your professor.
Responses to your post will be addressed or emailed by the
professor within 48 hours.
Before posting, please ensure that you have read all relevant
course documentation, including the syllabus,
assessment/assignment instructions, faculty feedback, and other
important information.
Student Break Room

39. This communication forum allows for casual conversation with
your classmates. Communication on this forum should
always maintain a standard of appropriateness and respect for
your fellow classmates. This forum should NOT be used to
share assessment answers.
Grading
Discussion Boards (8 @ 2%) = 16%
Assessments (8 @ 4%) = 32%
Projects (5 @ 8%) = 40%
Unit VIII Course Project = 12%
Total = 100%
Course Schedule/Checklist (PLEASE PRINT)
The following pages contain a printable Course Schedule to
assist you through this course. By following this schedule,
you will be assured that you will complete the course within the
time allotted.
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/common_file
s/instructions/DB/Create_New_Thread_Subscribe.pdf
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MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management

40. Course Schedule
By following this schedule, you will be assured that you will
complete the course within the time allotted. Please keep this
schedule for reference as you progress through your course.
Unit I Industrial Hazardous Waste Attributes, Impacts, and
Regulations
Read:
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:

41. Unit II Leadership and Management Aspects of Industrial and
Hazardous Waste Management
Discuss:
Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit III Chemical Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Read:

42. Reading: See Study Guide
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
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MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
Unit IV Biological Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous
Waste

43. Read:
Discuss:
onse: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
y, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit V Designing Liquid Waste Management Systems for
Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Read:
Discuss:

44. Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
Unit VI Designing Solid Waste Management Systems for
Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Read:
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by

45. Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
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MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
Unit VII Integrated Approaches to Liquid and Solid Industrial &
Waste Management Systems Design
Read:
and
Gas Industries, pp. 129-143
-180
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,

46. 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
t on another student’s
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit VIII Designing Integrated Industrial & Waste Management
Systems
Review:
Read:
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:

47. Notes/Goals:
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 1
Course Description
A study of solid and hazardous wastes and how such wastes are
managed in modern society. Topics covered are the
generation, treatment, and disposal of wastes generated by the
non-commercial and industrial segments of society.
Course Textbook
Bahadori, A. (2014). Waste management in the chemical and
petroleum industries. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

48. 1. Assess the fundamental science and engineering principles
applicable to the management and treatment of solid
and hazardous wastes.
2. Examine the key attributes of solid and hazardous wastes.
3. Evaluate laws, standards, and best practices related to
hazardous wastes.
4. Examine leadership and management principles related to
industrial and hazardous waste issues.
5. Evaluate operations and technologies related to industrial and
hazardous wastes.
6. Assess the impact of industrial and hazardous waste on
human populations.
7. Solve hazardous waste related problems through collaborative
methods of problem solving.
Credits
Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3)
hours of college credit.
Course Structure
1. Study Guide: Each unit contains a Study Guide that provides
students with the learning outcomes, unit lesson,
required reading assignments, and supplemental resources.
2. Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes
that specify the measurable skills and knowledge
students should gain upon completion of the unit.

49. 3. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a Unit Lesson, which
discusses lesson material.
4. Reading Assignments: Units I-VII contain Reading
Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbook.
5. Suggested Reading: Suggested Readings are listed in the Unit
I-V and VIII study guides. Students are
encouraged to read the resources listed if the opportunity arises,
but they will not be tested on their knowledge of
the Suggested Readings.
6. Discussion Boards: Discussion Boards are part of all CSU
term courses. More information and specifications
can be found in the Student Resources link listed in the Course
Menu bar.
7. Unit Assessments: This course contains eight Unit
Assessments, one to be completed at the end of each unit.
Assessments are composed of written-response questions.
8. Unit Assignments: Students are required to submit for
grading Unit Assignments in Units I-III, V, VI, and VIII.
Specific information and instructions regarding these
assignments are provided below. Grading rubrics are
included with each assignment. Specific information about
accessing these rubrics is provided below.
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous
Waste Management
Course Syllabus
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 2

50. 9. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you
with an opportunity to ask your professor general or
course content related questions.
10. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for
casual conversation with your classmates.
CSU Online Library
The CSU Online Library is available to support your courses
and programs. The online library includes databases,
journals, e-books, and research guides. These resources are
always accessible and can be reached through the library
webpage. To access the library, log into the myCSU Student
Portal, and click on “CSU Online Library.” You can also
access the CSU Online Library from the “My Library” button on
the course menu for each course in Blackboard.
The CSU Online Library offers several reference services. E-
mail ([email protected]) and telephone
(1.877.268.8046) assistance is available Monday – Thursday
from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday from 8 am to 3 pm. The
library’s chat reference service, Ask a Librarian, is available
24/7; look for the chat box on the online library page.
Librarians can help you develop your research plan or assist you
in finding relevant, appropriate, and timely information.
Reference requests can include customized keyword search
strategies, links to articles, database help, and other
services.
Unit Assignments

51. Unit I Project
Over the course of these eight units, we will be developing a
course project. We will do a single section of the course
project in every unit by completing one section of the course
project, and then adding to it with the subsequent work in the
following unit. This unit work will be in the form of unit
projects.
In following units (Units II, III, V, VI, and VIII), the Unit
Lesson will contain an interactive model that will enable you to
effectively select the most appropriate equipment and
technology to engineer into your waste management system
design
for the facility. It is imperative that you read the Unit Lessons
within the study guide in each unit, use the interactive model,
and consider the current (as well as previous) material from
Bahadori’s (2014) textbook in every unit. This project will
serve as a comprehensive demonstration of your applied
learning of engineering industrial and hazardous waste
treatment systems.
Your course project will be to develop a document titled “A
Proposal for an Industrial Waste Treatment Facility” and will
serve as a simulation of your work as a contract environmental
engineer for a small, rural town in the United States.
The Scenario:
You have contracted with the city named Small Town, USA, to
design and engineer a municipal industrial waste pre-
treatment facility. The city currently accepts liquid wastes from
three significant industrial users (SIU): (a) a petroleum
refinery, (b) an animal rendering plant, and (c) a tanker truck
washout. In an effort to capture revenue, the city is currently
accepting the liquid waste physically hauled by tanker truck

52. from all three SIU members and is subsequently collecting the
liquid wastes into a 300,000 gallon storage tank, pending your
facility design.
The city wants to be able to effectively treat and neutralize the
liquid waste, landfill or reuse the sludge in an agriculture
application, and discharge the neutralized treatment plant
effluent water to the existing municipal (residential) wastewater
plant for final treatment after successfully meeting the local
limits for each analyte.
The current waste profile has been analyzed at a local
environmental chemical testing laboratory. This is the lab report
at
30ºC:
Analyte Concentration
(mg/L or ppm)
Local Limits
(mg/L or ppm)
BOD 4200 1300
COD 6000 2400
TSS 800 160
pH 5.5 6.0-9.0
TDS 5000 200
TOC 1300 150
mailto:[email protected]

53. MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 3
Cyanides 3 0.5
Phenols 15 12
Cadmium 15 2
Chromium
(trivalent)
5 0.25
Iron 800 50
H2S (hydrogen
sulfide)
6 0.5
TPH (total
petroleum
hydrocarbons)
1600 640
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.

54. 2. Use APA style (title page, body with level one headings, and
a reference page) for a research paper, and begin
drafting a proposal document. You will add to this document in
every unit with another level one heading.
3. Since this is a project that you add to throughout the course,
make your Unit I work your first level one heading,
titled “Municipal Situation,” and describe the scenario that is
presented above. You are required to describe the
scenario in at least one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit II Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next two sections (management
considerations and physical treatment) of your proposal by
following the instructions carefully, and then submit your
continued draft of your proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit I and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit I project assignment.
3. Open the Unit II Study Guide, read the Unit II Lesson, and

55. then work with the embedded interactive model to
decide what physical treatment equipment to include in your
treatment process design.
4. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your second
level one heading titled “Management Considerations.”
Discuss the following variables as part of the scenario. Be sure
to mention your intentions to provide physical
treatment, chemical treatment, biological treatment, general
sewage treatment techniques, and solid waste
treatment using the financial resources identified below. Also,
consider how you would organize, manage, and
lead staff. Discuss what staff certifications and facility licenses
will be required in order to operate the facility.
Finally, discuss when you anticipate that the facility will
demonstrate a return on the investment (ROI):
-year
note)
-year)
t: 15 years minimum
– 1700hrs

56. You are required to describe the scenario in at least one page.
5. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your third level
one heading titled “Physical Treatment.” Discuss what
physical treatment equipment you are proposing for your
treatment process. Be sure and describe why you
selected the equipment and what final effluent concentrations
you anticipate will be lowered with the equipment.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 4
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit III Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fourth) section (chemical
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully,
and then submit your continued draft of your proposal into
Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study

57. Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit II and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit II project assignment.
3. Open the Unit III Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what chemical treatment equipment to include in your treatment
process design.
4. Continue from your Unit II Project and make your fourth
level one heading titled “Chemical Treatment.” Describe
the chemical treatment equipment that you engineered into your
treatment process. Be sure and describe the
relevance and anticipated reduction of related analytical
concentrations within your industrial and hazardous
waste treatment system as they correspond with each technology
that you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
200 words (minimum).
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fifth) section (biological and
secondary treatment) of your proposal by following the
instructions
carefully, and then submit your continued draft of your proposal
into Blackboard for grading.

58. Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit III and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit III project assignment.
3. Open the Unit V Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what biological and secondary treatment equipment to include
in your treatment process design.
4. Continue from your Unit III Project and make your fifth level
one heading titled “Biological and Secondary
Treatment.” Describe the secondary treatment equipment that
you engineered into your treatment process. Be
sure and describe the relevance and anticipated reduction of
related analytical concentrations within your
industrial and hazardous waste treatment system as they
correspond with each technology that you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (A

59. Proposal for an Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment
Facility), complete the next (sixth) section (solid waste
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully,
and then submit your continued draft of your proposal into
Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit V and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit V project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VI Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what solid waste treatment equipment to include in your
treatment process design.
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4. Continue from your Unit V Project and make your sixth level
one heading titled “Solid Waste Treatment.” Describe
the solid waste treatment equipment that you engineered into
your treatment process (sludge dewatering
equipment). Be sure and describe the relevance and anticipated
reduction of related analytical concentrations
within your industrial and hazardous waste treatment system as
they correspond with each technology that you
selected.

60. You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VIII Course Project
As the final and complete step of our course project (a proposal
for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment facility),
complete the last (seventh) section (cake solids disposal) of
your proposal by following the instructions carefully. Draft a
one paragraph abstract (insert the abstract immediately
following the title page), and then submit your final copy of
your
completed proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit VI and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit VI project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VIII Study Guide, read the unit lesson,
strongly consider reading the article referenced in the
suggested reading section, and then consider your filter cake
disposal strategies available to you and your client.
4. Continue with your Unit VI Project and make your seventh

61. level one heading titled “Cake Solids Disposal.”
Describe the waste profiling process, the process of locating an
appropriate site of final disposition for the filter
cake, contracting with a landfill, and the paperwork associated
with final disposal. You are required to describe
the entire filter cake disposal process in at least one page.
5. Throughout the course you have continued to add pieces to
the course project. After you have added the “Cake
Solids Disposal” component to the project, review your project
to be sure you have included all components from
the course and incorporated feedback from the instructor. Along
with the title page and reference list, create a one
paragraph abstract following the title page that summarizes the
entire project.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
APA Guidelines
The application of the APA writing style shall be practical,
functional, and appropriate to each academic level, with the
primary purpose being the documentation (citation) of sources.
CSU requires that students use APA style for certain
papers and projects. Students should always carefully read and
follow assignment directions and review the associated
grading rubric when available. Students can find CSU’s Citation
Guide by clicking here. This document includes examples
and sample papers and provides information on how to contact
the CSU Success Center.

62. Grading Rubrics
This course utilizes analytic grading rubrics as tools for your
professor in assigning grades for all learning activities. Each
rubric serves as a guide that communicates the expectations of
the learning activity and describes the criteria for each
level of achievement. In addition, a rubric is a reference tool
that lists evaluation criteria and can help you organize your
efforts to meet the requirements of that learning activity. It is
imperative for you to familiarize yourself with these rubrics
because these are the primary tools your professor uses for
assessing learning activities.
Rubric categories include: (1) Discussion Board, (2) Assessment
(Written Response), and (3) Assignment.
However, it is possible that not all of the listed rubric types will
be used in a single course (e.g., some courses may
not have Assessments).
The Discussion Board rubric can be found within Unit I’s
Discussion Board submission instructions.
http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/downloads/pdf/success/citatio
n-guide
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The Assessment (Written Response) rubric can be found
embedded in a link within the directions for each Unit
Assessment. However, these rubrics will only be used when
written-response questions appear within the Assessment.
Each Assignment type (e.g., article critique, case study,

63. research paper) will have its own rubric. The Assignment
rubrics
are built into Blackboard, allowing students to review them
prior to beginning the Assignment and again once the
Assignment has been scored. This rubric can be accessed via the
Assignment link located within the unit where it is to be
submitted. Students may also access the rubric through the
course menu by selecting “Tools” and then “My Grades.”
Again, it is vitally important for you to become familiar with
these rubrics because their application to your
Discussion Boards, Assessments, and Assignments is the
method by which your instructor assigns all grades.
Communication Forums
These are non-graded discussion forums that allow you to
communicate with your professor and other students.
Participation in these discussion forums is encouraged, but not
required. You can access these forums with the buttons in
the Course Menu. Instructions for subscribing/unsubscribing to
these forums are provided below.
Click here for instructions on how to subscribe/unsubscribe and
post to the Communication Forums.
Ask the Professor
This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to
ask your professor general or course content questions.
Questions may focus on Blackboard locations of online course
components, textbook or course content elaboration,
additional guidance on assessment requirements, or general
advice from other students.

64. Questions that are specific in nature, such as inquiries regarding
assessment/assignment grades or personal
accommodation requests, are NOT to be posted on this forum. If
you have questions, comments, or concerns of a non-
public nature, please feel free to email your professor.
Responses to your post will be addressed or emailed by the
professor within 48 hours.
Before posting, please ensure that you have read all relevant
course documentation, including the syllabus,
assessment/assignment instructions, faculty feedback, and other
important information.
Student Break Room
This communication forum allows for casual conversation with
your classmates. Communication on this forum should
always maintain a standard of appropriateness and respect for
your fellow classmates. This forum should NOT be used to
share assessment answers.
Grading
Discussion Boards (8 @ 2%) = 16%
Assessments (8 @ 4%) = 32%
Projects (5 @ 8%) = 40%
Unit VIII Course Project = 12%
Total = 100%
Course Schedule/Checklist (PLEASE PRINT)

65. The following pages contain a printable Course Schedule to
assist you through this course. By following this schedule,
you will be assured that you will complete the course within the
time allotted.
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/common_file
s/instructions/DB/Create_New_Thread_Subscribe.pdf
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MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
By following this schedule, you will be assured that you will
complete the course within the time allotted. Please keep this
schedule for reference as you progress through your course.
Unit I Industrial Hazardous Waste Attributes, Impacts, and
Regulations
Read:
Discuss:
he
Discussion Board question by Saturday,

66. 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
Unit II Leadership and Management Aspects of Industrial and
Hazardous Waste Management
Discuss:
cussion Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:

67. ssessment by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit III Chemical Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Read:
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:

68. MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 8
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
Unit IV Biological Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous
Waste
Read:
Discuss:
on Board Response: Submit your response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
ent by Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:

69. Unit V Designing Liquid Waste Management Systems for
Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Read:
uide
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:

70. Unit VI Designing Solid Waste Management Systems for
Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Guide
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
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MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management

71. Course Schedule
Unit VII Integrated Approaches to Liquid and Solid Industrial &
Waste Management Systems Design
Read:
entional Oil and
Gas Industries, pp. 129-143
-180
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
mment: Comment on another student’s
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit VIII Designing Integrated Industrial & Waste Management
Systems

72. Read:
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 1
Course Description
A study of solid and hazardous wastes and how such wastes are

73. managed in modern society. Topics covered are the
generation, treatment, and disposal of wastes generated by the
non-commercial and industrial segments of society.
Course Textbook
Bahadori, A. (2014). Waste management in the chemical and
petroleum industries. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Assess the fundamental science and engineering principles
applicable to the management and treatment of solid
and hazardous wastes.
2. Examine the key attributes of solid and hazardous wastes.
3. Evaluate laws, standards, and best practices related to
hazardous wastes.
4. Examine leadership and management principles related to
industrial and hazardous waste issues.
5. Evaluate operations and technologies related to industrial and
hazardous wastes.
6. Assess the impact of industrial and hazardous waste on
human populations.
7. Solve hazardous waste related problems through collaborative
methods of problem solving.
Credits

74. Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3)
hours of college credit.
Course Structure
1. Study Guide: Each unit contains a Study Guide that provides
students with the learning outcomes, unit lesson,
required reading assignments, and supplemental resources.
2. Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes
that specify the measurable skills and knowledge
students should gain upon completion of the unit.
3. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a Unit Lesson, which
discusses lesson material.
4. Reading Assignments: Units I-VII contain Reading
Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbook.
5. Suggested Reading: Suggested Readings are listed in the Unit
I-V and VIII study guides. Students are
encouraged to read the resources listed if the opportunity arises,
but they will not be tested on their knowledge of
the Suggested Readings.
6. Discussion Boards: Discussion Boards are part of all CSU
term courses. More information and specifications
can be found in the Student Resources link listed in the Course
Menu bar.
7. Unit Assessments: This course contains eight Unit
Assessments, one to be completed at the end of each unit.
Assessments are composed of written-response questions.

75. 8. Unit Assignments: Students are required to submit for
grading Unit Assignments in Units I-III, V, VI, and VIII.
Specific information and instructions regarding these
assignments are provided below. Grading rubrics are
included with each assignment. Specific information about
accessing these rubrics is provided below.
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous
Waste Management
Course Syllabus
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 2
9. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you
with an opportunity to ask your professor general or
course content related questions.
10. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for
casual conversation with your classmates.
CSU Online Library
The CSU Online Library is available to support your courses
and programs. The online library includes databases,
journals, e-books, and research guides. These resources are
always accessible and can be reached through the library
webpage. To access the library, log into the myCSU Student
Portal, and click on “CSU Online Library.” You can also
access the CSU Online Library from the “My Library” button on
the course menu for each course in Blackboard.

76. The CSU Online Library offers several reference services. E-
mail ([email protected]) and telephone
(1.877.268.8046) assistance is available Monday – Thursday
from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday from 8 am to 3 pm. The
library’s chat reference service, Ask a Librarian, is available
24/7; look for the chat box on the online library page.
Librarians can help you develop your research plan or assist you
in finding relevant, appropriate, and timely information.
Reference requests can include customized keyword search
strategies, links to articles, database help, and other
services.
Unit Assignments
Unit I Project
Over the course of these eight units, we will be developing a
course project. We will do a single section of the course
project in every unit by completing one section of the course
project, and then adding to it with the subsequent work in the
following unit. This unit work will be in the form of unit
projects.
In following units (Units II, III, V, VI, and VIII), the Unit
Lesson will contain an interactive model that will enable you to
effectively select the most appropriate equipment and
technology to engineer into your waste management system
design
for the facility. It is imperative that you read the Unit Lessons
within the study guide in each unit, use the interactive model,
and consider the current (as well as previous) material from
Bahadori’s (2014) textbook in every unit. This project will
serve as a comprehensive demonstration of your applied

77. learning of engineering industrial and hazardous waste
treatment systems.
Your course project will be to develop a document titled “A
Proposal for an Industrial Waste Treatment Facility” and will
serve as a simulation of your work as a contract environmental
engineer for a small, rural town in the United States.
The Scenario:
You have contracted with the city named Small Town, USA, to
design and engineer a municipal industrial waste pre-
treatment facility. The city currently accepts liquid wastes from
three significant industrial users (SIU): (a) a petroleum
refinery, (b) an animal rendering plant, and (c) a tanker truck
washout. In an effort to capture revenue, the city is currently
accepting the liquid waste physically hauled by tanker truck
from all three SIU members and is subsequently collecting the
liquid wastes into a 300,000 gallon storage tank, pending your
facility design.
The city wants to be able to effectively treat and neutralize the
liquid waste, landfill or reuse the sludge in an agriculture
application, and discharge the neutralized treatment plant
effluent water to the existing municipal (residential) wastewater
plant for final treatment after successfully meeting the local
limits for each analyte.
The current waste profile has been analyzed at a local
environmental chemical testing laboratory. This is the lab report
at
30ºC:
Analyte Concentration
(mg/L or ppm)

78. Local Limits
(mg/L or ppm)
BOD 4200 1300
COD 6000 2400
TSS 800 160
pH 5.5 6.0-9.0
TDS 5000 200
TOC 1300 150
mailto:[email protected]
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Cyanides 3 0.5
Phenols 15 12
Cadmium 15 2
Chromium
(trivalent)
5 0.25
Iron 800 50
H2S (hydrogen
sulfide)

79. 6 0.5
TPH (total
petroleum
hydrocarbons)
1600 640
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Use APA style (title page, body with level one headings, and
a reference page) for a research paper, and begin
drafting a proposal document. You will add to this document in
every unit with another level one heading.
3. Since this is a project that you add to throughout the course,
make your Unit I work your first level one heading,
titled “Municipal Situation,” and describe the scenario that is
presented above. You are required to describe the
scenario in at least one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit II Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next two sections (management

80. considerations and physical treatment) of your proposal by
following the instructions carefully, and then submit your
continued draft of your proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit I and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit I project assignment.
3. Open the Unit II Study Guide, read the Unit II Lesson, and
then work with the embedded interactive model to
decide what physical treatment equipment to include in your
treatment process design.
4. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your second
level one heading titled “Management Considerations.”
Discuss the following variables as part of the scenario. Be sure
to mention your intentions to provide physical
treatment, chemical treatment, biological treatment, general
sewage treatment techniques, and solid waste
treatment using the financial resources identified below. Also,
consider how you would organize, manage, and
lead staff. Discuss what staff certifications and facility licenses
will be required in order to operate the facility.
Finally, discuss when you anticipate that the facility will
demonstrate a return on the investment (ROI):
-year
note)

81. -year)
life of plant: 15 years minimum
– 1700hrs
You are required to describe the scenario in at least one page.
5. Continue from your Unit I Project and make your third level
one heading titled “Physical Treatment.” Discuss what
physical treatment equipment you are proposing for your
treatment process. Be sure and describe why you
selected the equipment and what final effluent concentrations
you anticipate will be lowered with the equipment.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
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Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.

82. Unit III Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fourth) section (chemical
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully,
and then submit your continued draft of your proposal into
Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit II and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit II project assignment.
3. Open the Unit III Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what chemical treatment equipment to include in your treatment
process design.
4. Continue from your Unit II Project and make your fourth
level one heading titled “Chemical Treatment.” Describe
the chemical treatment equipment that you engineered into your
treatment process. Be sure and describe the
relevance and anticipated reduction of related analytical
concentrations within your industrial and hazardous
waste treatment system as they correspond with each technology
that you selected.

83. You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
200 words (minimum).
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (a
proposal for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment
facility), complete the next (fifth) section (biological and
secondary treatment) of your proposal by following the
instructions
carefully, and then submit your continued draft of your proposal
into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit III and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit III project assignment.
3. Open the Unit V Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide
what biological and secondary treatment equipment to include
in your treatment process design.
4. Continue from your Unit III Project and make your fifth level
one heading titled “Biological and Secondary
Treatment.” Describe the secondary treatment equipment that

84. you engineered into your treatment process. Be
sure and describe the relevance and anticipated reduction of
related analytical concentrations within your
industrial and hazardous waste treatment system as they
correspond with each technology that you selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Project
As a continuation of our course project due in Unit VIII (A
Proposal for an Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment
Facility), complete the next (sixth) section (solid waste
treatment) of your proposal by following the instructions
carefully,
and then submit your continued draft of your proposal into
Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:
1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit V and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit V project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VI Study Guide, read the unit lesson, and then
work with the embedded interactive model to decide

85. what solid waste treatment equipment to include in your
treatment process design.
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4. Continue from your Unit V Project and make your sixth level
one heading titled “Solid Waste Treatment.” Describe
the solid waste treatment equipment that you engineered into
your treatment process (sludge dewatering
equipment). Be sure and describe the relevance and anticipated
reduction of related analytical concentrations
within your industrial and hazardous waste treatment system as
they correspond with each technology that you
selected.
You are required to describe the equipment selection in at least
one page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.
Unit VIII Course Project
As the final and complete step of our course project (a proposal
for an industrial and hazardous waste treatment facility),
complete the last (seventh) section (cake solids disposal) of
your proposal by following the instructions carefully. Draft a
one paragraph abstract (insert the abstract immediately
following the title page), and then submit your final copy of
your
completed proposal into Blackboard for grading.
Instructions:

86. 1. Closely read the Required Reading assignment from Bahadori
(2014) and the Unit Lesson within the Study
Guide.
2. Open your proposal draft from Unit VI and make any
improvements to your draft using your professor’s feedback
from the Unit VI project assignment.
3. Open the Unit VIII Study Guide, read the unit lesson,
strongly consider reading the article referenced in the
suggested reading section, and then consider your filter cake
disposal strategies available to you and your client.
4. Continue with your Unit VI Project and make your seventh
level one heading titled “Cake Solids Disposal.”
Describe the waste profiling process, the process of locating an
appropriate site of final disposition for the filter
cake, contracting with a landfill, and the paperwork associated
with final disposal. You are required to describe
the entire filter cake disposal process in at least one page.
5. Throughout the course you have continued to add pieces to
the course project. After you have added the “Cake
Solids Disposal” component to the project, review your project
to be sure you have included all components from
the course and incorporated feedback from the instructor. Along
with the title page and reference list, create a one
paragraph abstract following the title page that summarizes the
entire project.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for
this assignment is provided below.

87. APA Guidelines
The application of the APA writing style shall be practical,
functional, and appropriate to each academic level, with the
primary purpose being the documentation (citation) of sources.
CSU requires that students use APA style for certain
papers and projects. Students should always carefully read and
follow assignment directions and review the associated
grading rubric when available. Students can find CSU’s Citation
Guide by clicking here. This document includes examples
and sample papers and provides information on how to contact
the CSU Success Center.
Grading Rubrics
This course utilizes analytic grading rubrics as tools for your
professor in assigning grades for all learning activities. Each
rubric serves as a guide that communicates the expectations of
the learning activity and describes the criteria for each
level of achievement. In addition, a rubric is a reference tool
that lists evaluation criteria and can help you organize your
efforts to meet the requirements of that learning activity. It is
imperative for you to familiarize yourself with these rubrics
because these are the primary tools your professor uses for
assessing learning activities.
Rubric categories include: (1) Discussion Board, (2) Assessment
(Written Response), and (3) Assignment.
However, it is possible that not all of the listed rubric types will
be used in a single course (e.g., some courses may
not have Assessments).

88. The Discussion Board rubric can be found within Unit I’s
Discussion Board submission instructions.
http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/downloads/pdf/success/citatio
n-guide
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 6
The Assessment (Written Response) rubric can be found
embedded in a link within the directions for each Unit
Assessment. However, these rubrics will only be used when
written-response questions appear within the Assessment.
Each Assignment type (e.g., article critique, case study,
research paper) will have its own rubric. The Assignment
rubrics
are built into Blackboard, allowing students to review them
prior to beginning the Assignment and again once the
Assignment has been scored. This rubric can be accessed via the
Assignment link located within the unit where it is to be
submitted. Students may also access the rubric through the
course menu by selecting “Tools” and then “My Grades.”
Again, it is vitally important for you to become familiar with
these rubrics because their application to your
Discussion Boards, Assessments, and Assignments is the
method by which your instructor assigns all grades.
Communication Forums
These are non-graded discussion forums that allow you to
communicate with your professor and other students.

89. Participation in these discussion forums is encouraged, but not
required. You can access these forums with the buttons in
the Course Menu. Instructions for subscribing/unsubscribing to
these forums are provided below.
Click here for instructions on how to subscribe/unsubscribe and
post to the Communication Forums.
Ask the Professor
This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to
ask your professor general or course content questions.
Questions may focus on Blackboard locations of online course
components, textbook or course content elaboration,
additional guidance on assessment requirements, or general
advice from other students.
Questions that are specific in nature, such as inquiries regarding
assessment/assignment grades or personal
accommodation requests, are NOT to be posted on this forum. If
you have questions, comments, or concerns of a non-
public nature, please feel free to email your professor.
Responses to your post will be addressed or emailed by the
professor within 48 hours.
Before posting, please ensure that you have read all relevant
course documentation, including the syllabus,
assessment/assignment instructions, faculty feedback, and other
important information.
Student Break Room
This communication forum allows for casual conversation with
your classmates. Communication on this forum should
always maintain a standard of appropriateness and respect for
your fellow classmates. This forum should NOT be used to

90. share assessment answers.
Grading
Discussion Boards (8 @ 2%) = 16%
Assessments (8 @ 4%) = 32%
Projects (5 @ 8%) = 40%
Unit VIII Course Project = 12%
Total = 100%
Course Schedule/Checklist (PLEASE PRINT)
The following pages contain a printable Course Schedule to
assist you through this course. By following this schedule,
you will be assured that you will complete the course within the
time allotted.
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/common_file
s/instructions/DB/Create_New_Thread_Subscribe.pdf
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 7
MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
By following this schedule, you will be assured that you will
complete the course within the time allotted. Please keep this

91. schedule for reference as you progress through your course.
Unit I Industrial Hazardous Waste Attributes, Impacts, and
Regulations
Read:
Discuss:
response to the
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
ntral Time)
Notes/Goals:
Unit II Leadership and Management Aspects of Industrial and
Hazardous Waste Management

92. Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
Unit III Chemical Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Read:
cal Treatment
Discuss:

93. Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
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MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
Unit IV Biological Treatment of Industrial and Hazardous
Waste
Read:

94. Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Subm
Notes/Goals:
Unit V Designing Liquid Waste Management Systems for
Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Read:
: See Study Guide
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)

95. Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:
Notes/Goals:
Unit VI Designing Solid Waste Management Systems for
Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Review:
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
her student’s
Discussion Board response by
Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
Submit:

96. Notes/Goals:
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MEE 5801, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
Course Schedule
Unit VII Integrated Approaches to Liquid and Solid Industrial &
Waste Management Systems Design
Read:
ent in Unconventional Oil and
Gas Industries, pp. 129-143
-180
Discuss:
Discussion Board question by Saturday,
11:59 p.m. (Central Time)
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Unit VIII Designing Integrated Industrial & Waste Management
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