ENVS1127 Water resources, water supply & sanitation (5 cr)
Grading scale
0-5
Teaching languages
Finnish
,
English
Responsible person(s)
Tuula Tuhkanen
Learning outcomes
After the course, the students know the quality and requirements of raw, drinking and wastewater and how to achieve them by physical, chemical and biological processes. The students know the water safety management and receive the official VALVIRA certificate 鈥淰esity枚kortti鈥�.
Study methods
Lectures, calculus, seminars, exam.
Content
Urban hydrological cycle. Physical, chemical and biological unit operations of drinking water treatment and purification of wastewater: mixing, screening, settling and filtration, chemical coagulation/flocculation, redox-reactions, disinfection and advanced techniques. Treatment of sludges. Water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
Assessment criteria
Exam 70 %, project work 30 %.
Prerequisites
ENVS1124 Environmental technology.