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Course Catalog 01/02


Environmental Engineering

SBV012 Water Treatment Processes 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Quarter I

LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
J Hanaeus Prof


PREREQUISITES


COURSE AIM
The aims are:
- To give the student a deeper knowledge about physical, chemical and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment.
- To give the student a knowledge about processes for sludge treatment.

The interest will be focused on treatment plants for more than 500 pe.

CONTENTS
Lessons.
Water treatment: Filtration, Aeration, Coagulation processes, Sedimentation and Flotation, Ion Exchange and Inorganic Adsorption, Chemical precipitation, Chemical oxidation, Disinfection.

Wastewater treatment: Wastewater Characteristics, Screening, Sedimentation, Flotation, Chemical Precipitation, Biological treatment processes (including biological nutrient removal).

Laboratory lessons: Aeration, chemical precipitation, sedimentation.

Study visit: The wastewater treatment plant in Boden.

TEACHING
The course includes lessons, calculation tasks, construction tasks, laboratory lessons and a study visit. Passed laboratory lessons and construction tasks are mandatory.

EXAMINATION
Short written examinations and project works.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS

Short written exam I 1.50ECTS
Projekt work 2.25ECTS
Laboratory work and study visit 0.75ECTS
Short written exam III 0.75ECTS
Short written exam II 0.75ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, disposal, reuse, ed. III, New York 1991.
Avd för VA-teknik, LTU: Kompendium i renvattenteknik.
Printed matter.

Further information: International Office
Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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