| # | Topic | Reading* | Homework due | |||
| Jan | 7 | M | 1 | Course introduction, material flows | Ch 1 | |
| Jan | 9 | W | 2 | Waste definition (RCRA), waste quantities | Ch 1 | |
| Jan | 11 | F | 3 | Regulatory basics | Ch 2 | |
| Jan | 14 | M | 4 | Current issues (Superfund reauthorization) | Ch 2 | |
| Jan | 16 | W | 5 | Chemical properties and fate (introduction, fugacity approach) | Ch 3 | |
| Jan | 18 | F | 6 | More chemistry (basic concepts) | Ch 3 | HRS |
| Jan | 21 | M | MLK Holiday | |||
| Jan | 23 | W | 7 | More chemistry (example problems) | Ch 3 | |
| Jan | 25 | F | 8 | Public health significance (introduction, perception, equity) | Ch 4 | Fate |
| Jan | 28 | M | 9 | More public health significance - trends; risk assessment paradigm | Ch 4 | |
| Jan | 30 | W | 10 | More public health significance | Ch 4 | |
| Feb | 1 | F | 11 | Waste-site epidemiology introduction | Ch 5 | Risk |
| Feb | 4 | M | 12 | More waste-site epidemiology -- case studies | Ch 5 | |
| Feb | 6 | W | 13 | More waste-site epidemiology -- Woburn, MA | Ch 5 | |
| Feb | 8 | F | 14 | Midterm exam (lectures 1-13) | ||
| Feb | 11 | M | 15 | Exposure investigation -- Bunker Hill, ID | Ch 6 | |
| Feb | 13 | W | 16 | Exposure investigation -- Bloomington, IN | Ch 6 | |
| Feb | 15 | F | 17 | Exposure investigation -- Anniston, AL and Ruston, WA | Ch 6 | |
| Feb | 18 | M | Presidents' Day Holiday | |||
| Feb | 20 | W | 18 | Post-generation/pre-release management introduction; recycling -- "Fear in the Fields" | Ch 7 | |
| Feb | 22 | F | 19 | Incineration #1 | Ch 7 | |
| Feb | 25 | M | 20 | Incineration #2 | Ch 7 | |
| Feb | 27 | W | 21 | Landfill #1 | Ch 7 | Management 1 |
| Feb | 29 | F | 22 | Landfill #2 | Ch 7 | |
| Mar | 1 | Sat | Optional 8-hr HAZWOPER session | |||
| Mar | 3 | M | 23 | Pre-generation management: minimization/basic environmental economics | Ch 10 | Management 2 |
| Mar | 5 | W | 24 | Post-release management: introduction; worker safety | Ch 8 | |
| Mar | 7 | F | 25 | Post-release management: site remediation, cleanup standards, National Priority List (NPL) deletion | Ch 8 | |
| Mar | 10 | M | 26 | Natural resources damages | Ch 9 | Minimization |
| Mar | 12 | W | 27 | More environmental economics | Ch 10 | |
| Mar | 14 | F | 28 | Pre-generation management: Industrial Ecology | Ch 10 | |
| Mar | 17 | M | Final exam (2:30-4:20 pm) |
*Additional materials may be provided as handouts or assigned as web urls.
