Semester: | 8 | Teaching Credits: | 3 | ECTS: | 5 | Type: | Optional Compulsory | |
Prerequisite Courses: | — | Course type: | Special background | Instructor: | Fountoulakis M. |
Semester: | 8 | Teaching Credits: | 3 | ECTS: | 5 | Type: | Optional Compulsory | |
Prerequisite Courses: | — | Course type: | Special background | Instructor: | Fountoulakis M. |
Knowledge
– To describe pollutants removal mechanisms in natural treatment systems
– To recognize the role of hydrology, soil, vegetation and microbiology in natural treatment systems
– To describe different types of natural treatment systems and the field of their application
Skills
– To distinguish the appropriateness of each natural system for the treatment of different wastewater
– To calculate basic operational parameters of natural systems such as hydraulic retention time, evapotranspiration and pollutants removal rate
Competence
– To design natural systems for wastewater and storm water treatment by using simple equations
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Theory – Lectures (hours / week): |
2 |
Exercises – Laboratories (hours / week): |
1 |
Other Activities: | – |
Grading: | A. Compulsory final examination (70%) – Multiple choice questionnaires – Short-answer questions – Problem solvingB. Two team assays (30%) |
Notes: | – |
Basic Textbook: |
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Language: | The course is taught in Greek. For exchange students, English literature is proposed and examinations are given in English. |
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