Water Pollution and Treatment

1.1.2027 - 31.7.2027

5 cr

Face-to-faceOnline

Core studies

This course is designed to provide students basic information of water scarcity together with possible challenges and solutions related to it.

This course will cover the following topics:

Global water resources
Pollutants in wastewaters, including nutrients, metals, emerging pollutants
Legislation related with purification of wastewater
Purification techniques for different types of wastewaters, including conventional and advanced techniques

Company cooperation

The course includes a guest lecture by an environmental authority concerning environmental protection legislation and procedures.

Use of AI applications

The use of AI tools is prohibited with Moodle quizzes. The group work report must be written without AI tools, but it AI tools can be used for language checking.

Contains

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Additional information and registration

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Additional information:

Fields

Engineering and technology

Scope

5 cr

Code

BJ01A6010

At the end of the course, it is expected that students

are aware of the main issues related with global water scarcity
are able to describe reasons that cause water pollution
are able to list pollutants that wastewaters may contain
are aware of what kind of legislative factors are related to water purification
are aware of water treatment techniques that can be utilized to fulfill the legislative requirements
can critically compare the suitability of different treatment methods for removal of various contaminants

Organiser

LUT University

Belongs to themes:

Sustainable development and growth

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