# 12-702   Fundamentals of Water Quality Engineering

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This course is a systematic overview of water quality engineering designed for students with no prior civil and environmental engineering background.

Topics examined include physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water; common water pollutants; basic water chemistry and microbiology; mass and energy balances and their use in reactor analysis; physical, chemical and biological processes affecting natural water quality and the use of these processes in water supply and wastewater management systems; and selected problems in surface water and groundwater quality management.

A background in college-level general chemistry, physics, calculus, and differential equations is assumed.

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Textbook information can be found at the [CMU Bookstore](https://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/vbm/vb_home.php?FVCUSNO=37983&url=CarnegieMellon.htm)

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