Biological Treatment of Waste

Syllabus
- Introduce the students to the basic information about the environmental wastes either solid or liquid.
- Give the students information about the proper management of waste material
- Make the students understand the different technologies used worldwide in waste treatment.
- Make the students acquainted with the recent developments in the field of waste safe-disposal, waste-to-energy, waste composting.
Knowledge and understanding
- Make the students classify the environmental waste and means of its treatment.
- Make the students diagnose the magnitude of the mishandling of waste and its environmental impacts.
- Make the students outline the waste stream and the different options available.
Structure
Topic | No. of hours per week |
1. Waste classification | 4 |
2. Solid waste generation and collection | 4 |
3. Solid waste handling and recycling | 4 |
4. Reuse issues and environmental concerns | 4 |
5. Hazardous waste treatment and disposal | 4 |
6. Medical waste collection, sorting and handling | 4 |
7. Basic Concepts of Wastewater Treatment | 4 |
8. Activated sludge processes | 4 |
9. Anaerobic treatment of wastewater | 4 |
10. Units and principal of operation | 4 |
11. Reed Beds and Oxidation Ponds | 4 |
12. Novel trends in Wastewater treatments | 4 |
Literature
Teacher Introduction

General Information
Credit Points: 3CP CP
Estimated Effort: 4 h / week
Start: Mar, 01 2105
End: Jun, 18 2015
