| Topic |
Sub-topic |
| Lesson 1: Introduction to the environmental technology. |
1. Material cycle economy.
2. Generation of waste. Types and classification of wastes.
3. Codification of wastes. |
| Lesson 2: Management of waste and effluents. |
1. Urban waste management.
2. Industrial waste management. Industrial waste treatment facilities.
3. Regulations. |
| Lesson 3: Treatment of urban and industrial wastes. |
1. Valorization.
2. Physico-chemical treatment.
3. Biological treatment.
4. Thermal treatment.
5. Landfilling. |
| Lesson 4: Treatment of industrial and municipal wastewaters. |
1. Characteristics of municipal and industrial wastewaters.
2. Wastewater treatment plant.
3. Sludge treatment.
4. Water treatment and reuse. |
| Lesson 3: Atmospheric pollution. |
1. Types and origin of atmospheric pollutants.
2. Dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere.
3. Effects of the atmospheric pollution.
4. Treatment of polluting gas emissions. |
| Lesson 6: Sustainability. |
1. Sustainable development
2. Life cycle analysis and economy.
3. Ecological footprint and carbon footprint.
4. Introduction to the best available techniques (BAT). |
| Lesson 7: Environmental impact. |
1. Introduction to the evaluation of the environmental impact. |
| Seminar 1: Codification of wastes |
Practical exercises of waste codification. |
| Seminar 2: Mass balances in the environmental processes. |
Practical exercises of balances of municipal and industrial waste. |
| Practice 1: Water quality. |
Essays of water quality. |
| Practice 2: Wastewater treatment. |
Wastewater treatment plants. |
| Practice 3: Polluted effluents. |
Treatment of polluted effluents. |
| Seminar 3: Dispersion of contaminants in the atmosphere. |
Air quality and gas dispersion models. |
