Sanitation and Environmental Engineering

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CEAR-02/A
The course provides knowledge on the processes and technologies for environmental protection, for the mitigation of physical, chemical and biological pollution, for ecological and climate transition, and for sustainable resource recovery and energy production from water and waste materials.

Lesson hours:

72

Practice hours:

-

Propaedeuticities:

-

Credits:

9

Types of examinations:

Oral test

Teacher:

-

Objectives:

  • Describe the most significant pollution phenomena and pollutants of, air, water and soil
  • Define the potential impacts of pollutant emissions on environmental components
  • Define the main challenges associated with the current climate change situation
  • Illustrate the main quality parameters for supply water, drinking water and wastewater
  • Illustrate the principles of the processes used in drinking water and wastewater treatment plants
  • Define the main existing technologies for solid waste management and treatment
  • Provide basics on the remediation of contaminated soils and sediments

Contents:

[2 CFU] Fundamentals of Environmental Pollution: – Introduction to pollution phenomena in air, water, and soil – Identification of major pollutants and their sources – Impacts of pollutants on ecosystems and human health.

[2.5 CFU] Water and Wastewater Management: – Quality parameters for supply water, drinking water, and wastewater – Processes and technologies in supply water and wastewater treatment.

[2.5 CFU] Solid Waste Management: – Technologies and methods for solid waste collection, treatment, and disposal – Recycling and resource recovery from waste materials.

[2 CFU] Remediation of Contaminated Soils and Sediments: – Techniques and approaches for remediating polluted soils and sediments.

Teaching materials:

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