Environmental Waste Management

There are 6 lessons in this course:

1. Domestic Waste
2. Street Cleaning & Disposal Of Refuse
3. Industrial Waste
4. Toxic & Nuclear Waste
5. Water Quality & Treatment
6. Recycling Water

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

• Explain the nitrogen cycle and how it relates to waste treatment.
• Determine the economic considerations of different waste disposal systems.
• Compare industrial waste management with domestic waste management procedures.
• Determine the principles of "polluter pays" legislation and how it is applied.
• Describe how a budget is applied to managing a specific waste management enterprise.
• Discuss issues in nuclear power and nuclear waste technology (including hospital waste).
• Explain the cyclic nature of the water system and its relationship to environmental waste management.
• Monitor and recommend improvements to a specified recycling enterprise.