Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 1.34 (Spring 2004) 
• Course Title:
• Waste Containment and Remediation Technology 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Civil and Environmental Engineering 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Peter Shanahan 
• Course Introduction:
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  1.34 Waste Containment and Remediation Technology
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

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  Course Description

  
  
  

  1.34 focuses on the geotechnical aspects of hazardous waste management, with specific emphasis on the design of land-based waste containment structures and hazardous waste remediation. Topics include: introduction to hazardous waste, definition of hazardous waste, regulatory requirements, waste characteristics, geo-chemistry, and contaminant transport; the design and operation of waste containment structures, landfills, impoundments, and mine-waste disposal; the characterization and remediation of contaminated sites, the superfund law, preliminary site assessment, site investigation techniques, and remediation technologies; and monitoring requirements.