ENV20

Introduction to Environmental Engineering

1st Quarter 2017-2018

I. INDIVIDUAL WORK: Complete the table below. (20 points)

Type of Energy Environment Type of Activity

Exploration Extraction, Transmission Use and
production, disposal
processing
Crude Oil Hydrosphere (1) Blow outs Brine and TANKER Groundwater
and spills from drilling chemical ACCIDENTS, contamination
exploratory disposal LEADING TO OIL by leaking tanks
wells at sea, Refinery CONTAMINATION
leading to oil effluents
contamination
Human Interference Interference with Hydrocarbons
Impacts with fisheries fisheries or land and polynuclear
(2)Disruption use aromatic
lifestyle Disruption of hydrocarbons
lifestyle during from
construction combustion
Natural Gas Atmosphere (3)Emissions of Gas plant Emissions of
gas and H2S emissions of CO2, NOx
during an H2S, SO2, and -
accidental blow hydrocarbons
out
Lithosphere - - (4)Construction -
or pipeline
damage to
permafrost
Coal - DISRUPTION - (5) Dumping of
Lithosphere FROM STRIP mine tailings,
MINING AND processing
SUBSIDENCE wastes
Slag heaps Disruption of
agriculture,
forestry
Human - - Exposure to
Impacts (6) Lung disease emissions from
and mine safety combustion and
coke ovens
Hydroelectric Human - (7)Disruptor of - -
Impacts life style from
lots of land
Nuclear Lithosphere - Accidents Transmission lines (8)Disposal of
Tailing spent fuel and
contamination waste
Human ACCIDENTS AND
Impacts MINELANT (9)Accidents (10)Exposure to
EXPLOSIVE during fuel wastes
MINING transport terrorism
HAZARDS
Crude Oil Atmosphere Emission of H2S (11)Refinery Emissions of
and emissions of SO2 , CO2 and
hydrocarbons as SO2, H2S, CO2, hydrocarbons
a results of a NOx, and
blowout hydrocarbons
Lithosphere Blowouts and Blowout and Pipeline
spills on hand spills Sludge construction and (12)Used oil
disposal spills; Damage to disposal
permafrost
Natural Gas Hydrosphere (13) Plant Blowouts and
emissions to drilling - -
receiving water Disposal of
bodies chemicals
Human - LNG ACCIDENTS -
Impacts (14) Disruption Disruption of
of life style lifestyle during
construction

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Coal Atmosphere - Emission of SO2 (15) Increasing

and PNAs from release of
processing to gas carbon dioxide,
or liquid fuel - decreased
Coal dust oxygen
disposal production, as
plant colonies
are destroyed
Human - - Exposure to
Impacts (6)Lung disease emissions from
and mine safety combustion and
coke ovens
Hydroelectric Hydrosphere - (7) Greater - -
demand on
water resources
(both surface
and subsurface)
Lithosphere - SUBMERGENCE (8) Complete -
OF LAND, LOSS changes due to
OF ANIMAL construction,
HABITAT landscaping
Nuclear Hydrosphere - Accidents; -
(9)Thermal
Leachate from
effects
mine tailings
Human ACCIDENTS AND
Impacts MINELANT (10)Accidents Exposure to
EXPLOSIVE during fuel wastes
MINING transport TERRORISM
HAZARDS

II. GROUP WORK: Research top 3 energy resources used in the industry or manufacturing process
discussed in your case study. Answer the following questions:

a. Graph the share of percentage of the top 3 energy resources.

SHARES

Nuclear energy,
11%

Solar energy, 15%

Nuclear fusion, 8%

b. Tabulate the sustainability aspects of choosing the 3 energy sources. Use the table below.

ENERGY ECONOMIC ECOLOGICAL SOCIAL

SOURCE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE
(1)Nuclear Very low Commercial Clean Requires Little or no Unproven (it
fusion fuel cost power plants energy extremely nuclear will take
will be high waste another years
very expensive temperatures of research to
to build explore it on

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commercial
scale)

(2)Nuclear Low High Lower Waste lasts Large High-known

energy operating construction carbon 200-500 power- risks in an
cost costs due to dioxide thousand generating accident.
complex years capacity Unknown
radiation able to risks. Target
containment meet for terrorism
systems and industrial (as are all
procedures and city centralized
needs power
generation
sources).
(3)Solar Generation There's high Its clean. An Solar Associated
energy is free. The initial cost. A Electricity inconsistent energy with Pollution.
sun solar power generated fuel does Some
provides the system may by the sun source. The generally manufacturing
fuel to still cost tens produces sun doesnt not cause processes are
generate of thousands no shine brightly pollution associated
power for of dollars. harmful 24 hours a with
the homes emissions. day. greenhouse
electrical This gas emissions.
system and reduces Nitrogen
components the trifluroide and
homes sulfur
carbon hexafluoride
footprint. has been
traced back to
the
production of
solar panels.

c. Based from the sustainability assessment in (b), choose the energy source that will be utilized in
your process flow diagram (PFD).

SOLAR ENERGY
(Process Flow Diagram)

SUN

SOLAR PANEL

CHARGE CONTROLLER

BATTERY SYSTEM DC POWER

INVERTER AC POWER

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The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right. Edward C.
Simmons

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