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Environmental Engineering

Water is playing an essential role in relation with the environment. In this course it is shown how we can actively intervene in its pollution.

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2017

For whom?

This course is aimed at professionals involved in water and environmental quality of surface waters with a background in engineering and natural sciences and working at river authorities, governmental and district water management authorities, etc.

Dates, Fee, ECTS

Start: 03 April 2017
End: 21 April 2017
Deadline IHE application: 03 March 2017 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 2850

Learning objectives

Upon completion, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the basic chemical and biological processes and their engineering in water and wastewater treatment;
  2. Categorize different air pollutants and distinguish the different physico-chemical and biological air pollution control techniques for particulate and gaseous contaminants;
  3. Apply basic thermodynamic principles to determine reaction rates of environmental processes under a given set of operating conditions
  4. Describe the different water treatment methods and with the help of simple examples, evaluate the performance of water treatment plants;
  5. Solve problems pertaining to the design and operation of different environmental systems

Several simple and advanced techniques to produce reliable drinking water from groundwater and surface water (water treatment) are used world-wide. To limit environmental pollution, wastewater has to be treated; an overview of basic processes available for the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater is given in wastewater treatment.

For a better understanding of water and wastewater treatment the principles of mass balances, reaction kinetics and reactor design are discussed in Environmental Process Technology. Not only advanced techniques, but also simple, natural and relatively cheap techniques (e.g. wetlands) can be applied (ecological engineering).

Course content

  • Water treatment
  • Wastewater treatment including laboratory work
  • Environmental Process Technology including workshops
  • Ecological engineering and natural systems for wastewater treatment
  • Fieldtrips to a drinking water company and a wastewater treatment plant.