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Water Protection Technologies

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0164/01
Abbreviation TOV
Course title Water Protection Technologies
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Global issues of the hydrosphere. World water resources. Availability of freshwater sources. International law, cooperation in water management.
2. Legal protection of water in the Czech Republic, protective zones of water sources, protected areas and territories for water accumulation, sensitive areas of surface waters, vulnerable areas.
3. Composition and properties of natural waters in terms of treatment technology based on quality indicators. Water abstraction and water distribution system.
4. Water treatment technologies - treatment of groundwater (deacidification, deironing, demanganization).
5. Water treatment technologies - treatment of surface waters (flocculation, sedimentation, filtration), hygienic water treatment (chlorination, ozonation, UV radiation).
6. Wastewater treatment - development and current state of wastewater treatment in the EU and the Czech Republic, classification of wastewater by origin, source, and composition. Pollution indicators and registers of releases and transfers of pollutants.
7. Wastewater treatment technologies - mechanical wastewater treatment.
8. Wastewater treatment technologies - aerobic wastewater treatment.
9. Wastewater treatment technologies - anaerobic wastewater treatment.
10. Modern water treatment and purification technologies - membrane processes (microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, electrodeionization).
11. Decentralized wastewater treatment, root sewage treatment plants.
12. Conditions for discharging wastewater (sewage, municipal, and industrial) into surface waters or sewerage, harmful substances in water (types, handling, emergency plan and accidents).
13. Climate change - consequences, adaptation, and mitigation measures (technical and non-technical solutions).

Literature

MALÝ, J. and J. MALÁ. Chemistry and water technology. Brno: Noel 2000, 1996. ISBN 80-86020-13-4
ŘÍHOVÁ AMBROŽOVÁ, J. ČERNÝ, I. FRANK, K. et al. Drinking water treatment plant operator's manual. 2nd ed. Líbeznice: Medim, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87140-27-7.
PYTL, V. Wastewater treatment plant operator's manual. 2nd ed. Líbeznice: Medim, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87140-26-0.
SPELLMAN, F. R. Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations (4th ed.), Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. ISBN 9781000063189 .

Advised literature

DOHÁNYOS, M. KOLLER, J. STRNADOVÁ N. Waste water treatment. 2nd ed. VSCHT Prague Publishing, 1998. ISBN 80-7080-316-9.
Decree No. 98/2011 Coll. on the method of assessing the status of surface water bodies, the method of assessing the ecological potential of heavily affected and artificial surface water bodies and the requisites of programs for the assessment and assessment of surface water status, as amended.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. Developing drinking-water quality regulations and standards [online]. WHO, 2018 [cit. 2020-11-03]. ISBN 978-92-4-151394-4 . Available from: https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/developing-dwq-regulations/en/
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. Chemical mixtures in source water and drinking-water [online]. WHO, 2017 [cit. 2020-11-03]. ISBN 978-92-4-151237-4 . Available from: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/255543/9789241512374-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y