ENVIRONMENTAL  ENGINEERING  LABORATORY

Area of Specialization:

     Water & Wastewater

     Soil and Solids Analysis

Floor Space (sq.m):

         210

Location:

    Bldg. 26-304, 26-150

Year Established:

         1973, 1993

Objectives:

·        Conducting lab-scale treatability studies

·        Assisting in graduate research for MS & PhD students

·        Physical, chemical and bacteriological analyses of contaminated media

Major Equipment:

·        Atomic absorption

·        Gas chromatograph

·        TOC analyzers

·        Purge-n-trap

·        Centrifuges

·        UV/VIS spectrophotometers

·         Amperometric titrator

·        Ultrasonic vibrator

·        Pumps

·        Water baths

·        Automatic samples

·        CO₂ hood for virology

·        Lab scale units for

      several treatability studies

Major Projects:

·    Performance evaluation of wastewater plants

·    Tertiary wastewater treatment using slow sand filters

·    Analysis of water and soil samples from several agencies

·        Analysis of concrete and cement

·        Routine monitoring of KFUPM drinking water samples