Water and Effluent Treatment

Code:

MA324

Acronym:

TAE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmental Sciences and Ecology

Instance: 2008/2009 - 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	8	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.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lecture, laboratories, and field visits are included.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Calculation formula of final grade

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