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Environmental Management II
ENVR E-102
Environmental Management II (21783)
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Petros Koutrakis, PhD, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Director of the Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Harvard School of Public Health. Zachary D. Zevitas, BS, Environment Editor, Science Network.
Course tuition: noncredit and undergraduate credit $800, graduate credit $1,725.
Spring term:
Wednesdays beginning Jan. 28, 7:35-9:35 pm, Science Center, Hall A. Optional sections to be arranged.
Online and on-campus options. See Distance Education.
Lecture 1 video.
This course complements ENVR E-101 and covers regional and global environmental problems, including urban pollution, transportation, solid and hazardous waste, and indoor air pollution. The course emphasizes energy fundamentals, conventional and renewable energy, and energy conservation. The course introduces emerging environmental problems such as bioterrorism, persistent organic pollutants, pollution prevention, industrial ecology, GIS for environmental assessment, risk management, and pesticides. (4 credits)