Engineering and the environment. Overview of environmental issues. Case studies in design for the environment: automobiles, batteries, power plants, refrigeration. Environmental life cycle assessments. Pollution control technologies and instrumentation. Thermodynamic assessment of environmental impacts. Case studies in mechanical engineering for environmental modeling. Smog control. CFCs and ozone layer. Acid rain. Global warming and climate change. Toxic metals. Environmental policy. Economic analysis. Environmental risk and decision.

Pre-requisites: ME203