Vandens ir nuotekų valymo bei pakartotinio naudojimo technologijos

Dalyko anotacija užsienio kalba

During the course students obtain the knowledge about physical, chemical and biochemical processes occurring in surface water, groundwater, drinking water purification and wastewater treatment technologies, pollutants removal. The course gives in-depth understanding of the key tools, techniques and management concepts in wastewater management and reuse.

Dalyko studijų rezultatai

Describe chemical and biochemical processes in surface water.
Describe drinking water purification methods and technologies.
Describe wastewater treatment processes, quality assessment methods and quality regulation.
Define main principles of wastewater reuse, fields of effluents application and legislative regulation.
Evaluate the cost of wastewater treatment and reusing in different purposes.

Dalyko turinys

Physical, chemical and biochemical processes in water.
Potable water preparation and quality improvement. Drinking water purification process. Water supply systems. Impurities in water. Drinking water standards. Parameters used for water quality. Water treatment technologies and methods used for the removal of contaminants: coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection,
Wastewater treatment: primary, secondary, tertiary treatment, Comparison of industrial and municipal treatment Wastewater treatment technologies and systems. Hydraulics and pumping systems. Wastewater Management, characteristics, flows and pollutant loads, biochemistry and microbiology, sanitary and stormwater collection systems. The main determinants of wastewater quality, methods for quality assessment. Quality Standards, receiving water quality. Legislation of wastewater quality in EU.
Reuse of wastewater. Reuse technologies. Sewage sludge treatment technologies. Requirements for effluents and biosolids application in the environment. Legislation and policy.
Efficient and cost effective solutions. Cost analysis. Economical aspects of wastewater treatment and reuse.

Dalyko studijos valandomis

Lectures 30 hours
Laboratory work 30 hours
Individual students work 100 hours
Total: 160 hours

Studijų rezultatų vertinimas

Mid – term exam – 25 %, Practical classes – 25 %, Exam – 50%.

Literatūra

1. 2002 Waste water treatment Springer
2. 2005 Manahan S. E.. Environmental chemistry, 8th edition CRC Press, JAV