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