Jätevesitekniikka (Y0090), 3 op

Basic information

Prerequisites

Chemistry and Environment, Inorganic Chemistry, Fluid Flow and Balances, Water Treatment Technology

Course contents (core content level)

Fundamental principles of wastewater treatment and basic process parameters, components of wastewater flows, wastewater characteristics, unit operations of wastewater treatment plant, chemical precipitation, principles of activated-sludge process, removal of nitrogen by biological nitrification/denitrification, design of facilities fos the treatment and disposal of sludge, wastewater treatment in unsewered areas

Course contents (additional)

Legislation, environment permissions, sampling, special problems of monitoring in wastewater treatment plants, process failures, devices and machinery in wasterwater treatment plants, industrial wastewater contract, design facilities for the wastewater treatment plant, wastewater characteristics at the unsewered areas, effectiveness of unsewered areas wastewater treatment systems, design facilities of unsewered areas wastewater treatment systems and different types of small wastewater treatment systems

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

After this course student knows and understand
 Basic terms of wastewater engineering
 Basic process types of wastewater treament and sludge treament
 Basic design parameters
 Understand meaning of different unit operations
 Knows what have to consider designing small wastewater treatment plant in groundwater area in unsewered area
 know wastewater statute

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

After this course student can do next things
 estimating wastewater flowrates
 calculate basic process parameters
 analysis of wastewater data
 name sludge types
 knows different process types
 can desing onsite wastewater system for individual residense

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Teacher?s materials

Teaching and learning strategies

Class room teaching: 28 h
Exams: 4 h
Student individual workload: 46 h
Total: 76 h
Follow-up of the student workload analysis performed: -

Teaching methods and student workload

Assessment weighting and grading

Passed test

Related competences of the degree programme

Knowledge of environmental technology
Environmental, quality and safety knowhow
Theoretical basis and mathematical and science skills
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge
Understanding and ability to apply chemisty
Knowledge of chemical engineering