Water and Effluent Treatment

Code:

MA324

Acronym:

TAE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmental Sciences and Ecology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Aquatic Production
Course/CS Responsible:	Aquatic Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCMA	19	Plan 2007 to 2011	3	-	5	49	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To enable students to understand and design physical and chemical pollution control technologies for water and wastewater treatment.

Program

1 - Constituents of concern in wastewater treatment.
2 - Impact of regulations on wastewater engineering.
3 - Drinking water treatment.
4 – Wastewater treatment and reuse (Mechanical filtration, biological filtration, chemical filtration and disinfection).
5 - Hydraulic aspects in designing water treatment systems.

Mandatory literature

M. B. Timmons and J. B. Ebeling; Recirculating Aquaculture, Cayuga Aqua ntures, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-9712646-2-5
G. Tchobanoglous, F. L. Burton and H. D. Stensel; Wastewater Engineering, McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN: 0-07-112250-8
Aurelio H. Muñoz; Depuración y Desinfección de Aguas Residuales, Colegio de Inginieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, 2001. ISBN: 84-380-0190-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lecture, laboratories, and field visits are included.

Software

UP - Moodle

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	50,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	85
	Total:	85,00

Eligibility for exams

With 3/4 attendance in all classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Lecture (70%): Examination.
Lab (30%): Course may have take-home examinations, projects, field visits reports or other media.