CE3403-Winter 2025/Course Syllabus/DKS

UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Course Description and Outline
Winter Term 2025 (FR01B)

Course: Environmental Engineering; CE 3403 (4ch)

Power point presentations and some reading materials will be posted on D2L as the course
progresses.

Professor: Dr. Kripa S. Singh, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Office: Head Hall B-6
E-mail: singhk@unb.ca
Phone: 453-5108

Office hours: Thursdays 9:30 am-11:30am (for course materials related

consultations)

Graduate TA: Rachna Parmar (MScE Candidate, Civil Engineering)

Office: B-16
rachna.p@unb.ca

Course Schedule/Place: MWF (Lecture: 10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.); Room- H-211
Wednesday (Lab Sessions: 2:30 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.), H-211

Text-Book: Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Design (2nd Ed., 2022),

CENGAGE by Bradley A. Striebig, Maria Papadakis, Lauren G. Heine,
and Adebayo Ogundipe.

Alternate Texts: P. Aarne Vesilind, Susan M. Morgan, and Laura G. Heine, “Introduction
to Environmental Engineering (3rd Ed., SI edition), CENGAGE Learning

Richard O. Mines, Jr. and Laura W. Lackey, “Introduction to

Environmental Engineering. Prentice Hall (PEARSON) Publishing.

Davis and Cornwell, “Introduction to Environmental Engineering”,

Fourth Edition, WCB-McGraw Hill Publishing

Learning Objectives: Students should learn the fundamental principles, concepts, theories, and
tools for solving environmental engineering (water, air, soil, and solid
waste related environmental) problems through analysis and design
approaches using mass and energy balances. Through active participation
in the class and problem-solving sessions the students should be able to
apply their knowledge to environmental engineering problems in an
ethical manner for the benefits of society.

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Course Outline

Week # Topics/Major Contents

1-3 Introduction

Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development

Fundamentals in Environmental Engineering
Material Flow and Processes in Environmental Engineering
Energy Balance for Environmental Problem Analysis
Environmental Ethics and Social Implications

4-5 Impact of Pollutants on Environmental Ecosystems

Pollutants and Their Sources in Ecosystem

Effect of Nutrients on a Lake Ecosystem
Effect of Organic Wastes on a River/Stream Ecosystem
Ethical Considerations (case studies)

6-9 Water Quality and Control Engineering

Water Pollution
Water Quality Parameters
Drinking Water and Municipal Wastewater Treatment
Ethical and Social Issues

10-11 Air Quality Engineering

Effects of Air Pollution

Sources of Air Pollutants
Fate of Air Pollutants
Air Pollution Control
Ethical and Social Issues

12 Solid Waste Management

Characterization
Collection
Disposal (MSW Engineered Landfill)
Ethical and Social Issues

13 Climate Change and Global Environmental Impacts

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LAB SESSIONS* (will start from the week of January 13th)

1. Problem Solving Lab Sessions (in H-211)

2. Environmental Field Trips (TBD):

a) City of Fredericton Water Pollution Control Facility or Drinking

Water Treatment Facility (TBD)
b) Regional Solid Waste Management Facility, Fredericton (TBD)

3. Hands-on (Experimental) Lab Sessions: Water Quality Parameters Lab Testing (in B-
22)

COURSE EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT SCHEME*:

Course Assignments 10%

Lab Assessment (Lab Assignments and/or Lab Quiz) 10%
Term Exam 1 (Date: February 19th, 2:30 pm) 15%
Term Exam 2 (Date: March 19th, 2:30 pm) 15%
Final Exam (TBA) 50%

*All the term exams will be held during the problem-solving lab session hours in the lecture
classroom (s).

GRADING PROFILE:

Grade Marks (%) Grade Marks (%) Grade Marks (%)

A+ 90-100 B+ 75-79 C+ 60-64
A 85-90 B 70-74 C 50-59
A- 80-84 B- 65-69 D 49-45
F <45

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL COURSE INSTRUCTIONS:

 Submission of all assignments and problem-solving exercises is mandatory to pass the

course.

 Completion of all Term Exams and/or Quizzes is mandatory to pass the course. The
minimum overall course letter grade is C to pass the course.

 Any kind of plagiarism will be treated as a serious academic offence (Please read UNB’s
undergraduate calendar for more details on the policies).

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 Regular attendance and participation in the class are encouraged for successful
completion of the course.

 If weather conditions or emergency interruptions lead to a campus

closure, please note the following:
o Delivery of in-person courses and academic activities related to the affected
campus will be suspended. It will resume once the university reopens.
o The virtual portion of the hybrid delivery will continue as scheduled, if
applicable.
o All (if any) scheduled virtual delivery of courses will continue.

Privacy and Copyright Statement for Online/in-person Course Recordings and Delivery:
The recordings of your classes are for your personal use for course purposes only and not to be
shared with others.
 Be respectful of your peers and instructors. Sharing of any personal information,
including but not limited to personal views and opinions with others, other than for
course purposes, is not permitted and may violate UNB’s Policy for the Protection of
Personal Information and Privacy.
 Personal opinions, views, and commentary provided in the course delivery may be
considered personal information, which requires the consent of the person who provided
it in order to share it ethically and legally.
 The content shared by faculty and instructors is subject to copyright and cannot be shared
without the explicit permission of the copyright owner, which may include but not be
limited to the course instructor, their colleagues, textbook publishers, and multimedia
vendors.
 Plagiarism: While it is expected that class members will discuss assignments and other
class related work, it is also expected that the submitted papers are individual efforts.
Copying (plagiarism) is a serious academic offence with serious consequences (UNB
Regulation IX. A, read it, it is your responsibility to be informed). Your instructor will
take action as per regulations if plagiarism is suspected. See http://nocheating.unb.ca/ for
details.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Message:

UNB embraces the idea of an intellectual community enriched by diversity along a number of
dimensions, including gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, culture, ability, race,
ethnicity, language, religion, and nationality. It is our intent that all students be well served by
this course, that students’ learning needs be addressed both in and out of class, and that the
diversity students bring to this class be viewed as a resource, strength and benefit. We intend to
provide materials and activities that are respectful of diversity. Your suggestions are encouraged
and appreciated.
Location of gender-neutral washrooms on campus (scroll down):
https://www.unb.ca/humanrights/resources/index.html
Office of Human Rights and Positive Environment: https://www.unb.ca/humanrights/index.html

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