EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF LEFKE- "Institute of Graduate Studies and Research" "Master in Environmental Sciences" SYLLABUS 2014-2015 Fall Semester Course Code Course Name Course Type Principles of Environmental Pollution and Control ES501 Weekly Course Hours T A 3 0 Credits ECTS Weekly Time Schedule L 3 Thursday 09:00-12:00 Prerequisite to Prerequisite Course Lecturer Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Oğuz Office Hours Schedule Friday 15:00-17:00 Office / Room No CL104 - Phone - - Office / Room No - E-mail [email protected] Phone 2722 Teaching Assistant(s) E-mail Course Objectives The main purpose of this course is to introduce the principles of air, water and soil pollution and control measures to prevent it. This course also introduces students applications through problems and examples that facilitate understanding. Learning Outcomes 1. Having knowledge of essential chemistry concepts in water and wastewater characteristics 2. Having knowledge of design of water and wastewater treatment systems 3. Having knowledge of solid waste and hazardous waste management and control systems 4. Having knowledge of air pollution and control systems Textbooks and/or References 1 Mines O. Richard; Environmental Engineering: Principles and Practice, Wiley Blackwell, 2014 (ISBN: 978-1-118-80145-1). 2 Cooper, C. David, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Waveland press, 2015 (ISBN-13: 9781478611424). 3 http://www.coursesmart.co.uk/IR/4711045/9781118801451?__hdv=6.8 4 http://www.coursesmart.co.uk/IR/4711045/9781478611424?__hdv=6.8 WEEK Date Week 1 25.09.2014 Introduction to environmental pollution problem TOPICS 1:1.1;1.2;1.3;1.4;1.5 Week 2 02.10.2014 Essential chemistry concepts 1:2.1;2.2;2.3;2.4;2.5;2.6;2.7;2.8;2.9 Week 3 09.10.2014 Water and wastewater characteristics 1:3.1;3.2;3.3;3.4;3.5;3.6;3.7 Week 4 16.10.2014 Introduction to biochemical cycles and river water quality management 1:4.7; 4.9 Week 5 23.10.2014 Environmental systems: material and energy balances 1:5.2;5.5 Week 6 30.10.2014 Design of water treatment systems: overview of typical processes used for contaminant removal 1:6.1;6.2,6.3;6.4 Week 7 06.11.2014 Mixing, coagulation, flocculation, water softening, sedimentation, filtration and membrane treatment 1:6.5;6.6,6.7;6.8,6.9 Week 8 13.11.2014 Fluoridation, disinfection in water treatment, residuals, solids, and quantities of sludge 1:6.10;6.11;6.12 Reference No - Section 17-23.11.2014 MIDTERM WEEK Week 9 - Week 10 27.11.2014 Design of wastewater treatment systems: wastewater standards, design flows and loadings, preliminary treatment, primary sedimentation, secondary wastewater treatment Week 11 04.12.2014 Advanced biological treatment systems, disinfection, solids handling and treatment systems 1:7.8;7.10;7.11 Week 12 11.12.2014 Municipal solid waste management: waste composition, and properties, landfill design 1:8.1;8.2,8.3;8.5,8.6;8.7 Week 13 18.12.2014 Air pollution: principal air pollutants, air pollution sources, air pollution control technologies 1:9.1;9.2;9.6 Week 14 25.12.2014 Hazardous waste management: common hazardous compounds and wastes, physical and chemical characteristics, remediation 1:12.1;12.2;12.3;12.4 Week 15 01.01.2015 New Year Holiday Quantity Date Weight in Total (%) 1 05-18 January 2015 45 Midterm(s) 1 17-23 November 2014 35 Quiz(zes) 1 During lecture hours 20 Evaluation Tool Final Exam Semester Evaluation Evaluation Tools 1:7.1;7.2;7.3;7.4 Weight in Semester Evaluation (%) 55 Project(s) Homework(s) Laboratory Other *** Evaluation Tool Theoretical Hours Midterm Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) Quantity Student Workload Hours *** Language of Instruction: Evaluation Tool Quantity Applied Hours Final Quiz Project Laboratory Homework Atelier Seminar Field Study Presentation Other Self Study TOTAL : Recommended ECTS Credit (Total Hours / 25) : Student Workload Hours