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Water Treatment

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0083/01
Abbreviation UPV
Course title Water Treatment
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Kyncl

Subject syllabus

1. Composition and properties of natural waters. Quality requirements for drinking, service, service and bottled water.Water Supply Act.
2. Overview of technological processes in water treatment. Surface and groundwater treatment.
3. Mechanical pre-treatment of raw water. Suspension settling and thickening. Settling and thickening tanks, technological parameters.
4.Water clarification, coagulation and flocculation, process theory, mixing, coagulants, clarifier.
5. Filtrace vody, mechanizmus filtrace, druhy filtrů, technologické parametry.
6. Groundwater treatment, forms of CO2, calcium-carbonate equilibrium, de-acidification of water.
7. Iron and manganese in waters. Removal of iron and manganese. Process theory. Technological procedures and equipment.
8. Ion exchange, process theory, applications. Water softening, chemical processes.
9. Water treatment by membrane processes, modules. Elektrodialyza.
10. Hygienic water security. Physical and chemical methods of water disinfection.
11. Adsorption from aqueous solutions, process theory, use in water treatment.
12. Special processes, dechlorination, removal of radon, nitrates, fluoridation of water, corrosive and incremental effects of water.
13. Requirements for cooling, auxiliary, supply and boiler water quality.

Literature

Water treatment Handbook, Seventh edition, Degremont: France 2007, ISBN 978-1-84585-005-0 
Twort, A. Ratnayaka, D. Brand J.: Water supply, London IWA Publishing 2000, ISBN 0-340-72018-2 
Using Statistical Methods for Water Quality Management: Issues, Problems and

Advised literature

TWORT, A. C., D. D. RATNAYAKA a M. J. BRANDT. Water Supply. (5th Edition). IWA Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-340-72018-2  (dostupné on-line)