Discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Technology Verification Program as discussed in the assigned article by Ashley, Waits, Hartzell, and Harten (2005).

For this assignment, you will write an
essay in which you will apply safety and health-related theory and
technology to address environmental issues. Please include the
components listed below in your essay.

Discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Environmental Technology Verification Program as discussed in the
assigned article by Ashley, Waits, Hartzell, and Harten (2005). Discuss
ammonia and mercury monitoring specifically.
Provide an equation used for computing water flow rate from
pipe diameter. Describe the application and variables in the equation.
Explain two methods for treating water.
Explain two features of a solid waste landfill.
Describe two hazardous waste onsite remediation technologies.
Explain the purpose of an electrostatic precipitator and the
air pollutants that it removes, and show an equation used to determine
its efficiency.
Provide the equation used to compute SPL (in dB) from sound
pressure in µbars. If a bulldozer emits a sound level of 90 dBA, what is
the sound level (dBA) of two bulldozers next to each other?
Discuss your favorite part of the course.

Your essay should flow smoothly from
topic to topic with thoughtful transitions. Your essay should be at
least four pages in length, not counting the references page; a title
page is optional.

Support your essay with at least two
peer-reviewed articles from the CSU Online Library. The articles should
be no more than 20 years old. Feel free to use the textbook and other
sources as references in addition to your two CSU Online Library
sources. Be sure to properly cite and reference all sources, and use APA
format.

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