Colorado School of Mines Portal - Spring 2012

Pollution Prevention: Fundamentals and Practice

Dr. Innerebner will be teaching a course this spring as an adjunct professor at the Colorado School of Mines.  Students may access this web page for details on reading assignments and to download handouts.

The objective of this course is to introduce the principles of pollution prevention, environmentally benign products, processes, and manufacturing systems. The course provides a thorough foundation in concepts and methods of pollution prevention. Sources of pollution and its consequences are detailed. Focus includes sources and minimization of industrial pollution; methodology for life-cycle assessments and developing successful pollution prevention plans; technological means for minimizing the use of water, energy, and reagents in manufacturing; and tools for achieving a sustainable society. Materials selection, process and product design, and packaging are also addressed.

This class includes one mandatory and four non-mandatory field trips to see pollution prevention practices in different industries.  We will be touring a municipal solid waste recycling facility, a brewery, a manufacturer of ornamental steel, an aggregate recycler, a cheese manufacturing plant, and a beef processing facility.

Class will be in Alderson Hall room 152 on Thursday nights beginning at 6:00 pm.

January 11, 2012 - Introduction to Pollution Prevention

January 18, 2012 - Industrial Activity and the Environment

January 25, 2012 - Municipal Pollution Prevention

January 31, 2011 - Tuesday - Field Trip to Cargill Meat Solutions and (potentially) Leprino Foods Company

  • We'll need 1.5 to 2 hours at each facility.  Please plan to meet either at Higher Grounds Coffee shop in Golden by 7:45 am OR in the Maverick's parking lot by 9:45 am on Tuesday, January 31st.  We'll then go on to the facilities.
    • 9:45 Meet at Mavericks.  Take the Barlow Road Exit off of Interstate 76.  At the end of the ramp, turn left and head under the bridge.  Mavericks will be on your left.
    • Tour 1 - Leprino (cheese) - 10:00 am until Noon
    • Meet for Lunch - Noon until 12:45 pm
    • 12:45 pm - Meet back at Maverick's
    • Tour 2 - Cargill (beef) - 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm
    • If you can only come for one tour, you'll be able to find us at Mavericks.
  • TRAVEL:  It takes about 2 hours to reach Fort Morgan from Golden.  Traffic through the city can increase travel time by up to half an hour.
  • CARPOOLING:  I can take up to three folks in my vehicle.  Folks planning to carpool should plan to meet outside of the Higher Grounds Coffee Shop at 7:45 am.
  • PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:  Please wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed toed shoes for the tours.  I'll have a box of 20 hard hats for general use.  Same goes for eye and hearing protection.  The facilities tend to be cool, so dress appropriately.
  • PHOTOGRAPHS:  No photographs at either location.  Please leave all unnecessary items in the car.  Leprino Foods typically requires visitors to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

February 1, 2012 - Fuel Cells, Biogas, and "SOA Project"

February 8, 2012 - Life Cycle Assessment

February 15, 2012 - Design for the Environment

  • Guest Lecturer - Erik Spiller

February 22, 2012 - Field Trip to Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Facility (mandatory)

February 29, 2012 - P2 Economics

 

March 07, 2012 - P2 Planning

March 14 - 2012 - SPRING BREAK - No Class