Water pollution control

Department
  • Bachelor's program Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering
Course unit code
  • UVET_BA_5_8
Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • 3.0
Name of lecturer(s)
  • Univ.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Nowak Otto, Dr. Back Jan, MSc
Mode of delivery
  • face-to-face
Recommended optional program components
  • none
Recommended or required reading
  • see lecture
Level of course unit
  • Bachelor
Year of study
  • Fall 2025
Semester when the course unit is delivered
  • 5
Language of instruction
  • English
Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • Students are theoretically and practically able to analyze, treat and purify different types of water (surface water, groundwater, drinking water, waste water etc.). They know important measures and procedures, e.g. for disinfection of drinking water and treatment of municipal sewage water.
Course contents
  • Water supply:
    • Water collection, water demand, water pumping, water treatment, water storage, water distribution, legal fundamentals, treatment of drinking water (de-ironing, demanganisation; denitrification; disinfection)
    Disposal of municipal sewage water:
    • mechanical-biological purification with sludge treatment (BOD decomposition)
    • Nitrogen elimination
    • Phosphorus elimination
    Other water pollution control processes such as
    trickling filter, activated sludge process, biological immersion contactior, wastewater ponds, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, packaged treatment plants, anaerobic sewage purification, sludge treatment, industrial sewage water
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Work placement(s)
  • none

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