Wastewater Management I: treatment and reuse of municipal wastewater

(Course Code: 214KEY, Course outline)

Semester: 6 Teaching Credits: 3 ECTS Credits: 4 Type:

Optional Compulsory
Prerequisite Courses:  – Course type: Special background Instructor: Stasinakis Athanasios

Wastewater characteristics, primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of municipal wastewater.

Topics per Week:
  1. Sources and characteristics of domestic wastewater
  2. Legislation for wastewater disposal, Pretreament works
  3. Primary treatment
  4. Environmental microbiology, microbial growth
  5. Biological treatment (activated sludge, BOD removal)
  6. Biological treatment (activated sludge, nitrification/denitrification)
  7. Biological treatment (activated sludge, P removal)
  8. Field Trip – Mytilene’s Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)
  9. Wastewater disinfection (chlorination)
  10. Wastewater reuse
  11. Sludge treatment (thickening, anaerobic digestion)
  12. Sludge treatment (dewatering) – Sludge reuse
  13. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in STPs
Theory – Lectures
(hours / week):		 2
Exercises – Laboratories
(hours / week):		 1
Other Activities:  –
Grading:
  1. Three set of team assays (20%)
  2. Compulsory mid-semester examination (40%)
  3. Compulsory final examination (40%)
Notes: –
Basic Textbook:
  • Λυμπεράτος Γ., Βαγενάς Δ. (2012) Διαχείριση Υγρών Αποβλήτων, Εκδ. Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη
  • Στάμου Α.Ι. (2004) Βιολογικός Καθαρισμός Αστικών Αποβλήτων, Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, Αθήνα
  • Τσώνης Σ., (2004), Επεξεργασία Λυμάτων, Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου, ΑΘΗΝΑ
Bibliography:
  • Tchobanoglous et al. (2006) Μηχανική Υγρών Αποβλήτων: Επεξεργασία και Επαναχρησιμοποίηση, Τόμος Α, Β, Εκδ. Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη
  • Crites R. and Tchobanoglous G. (1998) Small and Decentralized Wastewater Management Systems, WCB/Mc Graw-Hill, USA.
  • Gerardi M.H. (2003) The microbiology of anaerobic digesters. Wiley-Interscience.
  • Andreoli C.V, Sperling M., Fernandes F. (2007). Sludge Treatment and Disposal, Biological Wastewater Treatment Series (Volume 6), IWA Publishing
Language:

The course is taught in Greek. For exchange students, English literature is proposed and examinations are given in English.
Internet Links:

www.iwahq.org

www.awwa.org

www.wef.org