Civil & Environmental Engineering 4230/7230: Introduction to Water Quality: Seminar

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Water Quality Research  Seminar

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Broad topics

• storm water pollution control
• drinking water distribution
• improvements to drinking water treatment plant process units

More specific topics

• non-point source pollution
• structural best management practices (BMPs) for storm water runoff
• disinfection by-products (DBPs)
• hydraulic models of water distribution systems
• wetland water quality/hydrology