COURSE OBJECTIVES: Introduction to the Program of Study. Introduction to the basic concepts relevant to the study and the reasons why environmental engineering has developed as a scientific discipline.
COURSE CONTENT (SYLLABUS):
1. Biosphere. Technosphere. Ecosystem. Human impact on the environment. Causes and consequences of environmental pollution. Natural resources.
2. Methods of solving problems caused by environmental pollution. Environmental management. Basic principles of waste management. Types of waste. Waste management
3. Basic principles of environmental protection. Sustainable development. The objective of environmental engineering.
4. Required knowledge of an environmental engineer. The role of ecology. Objectives of toxicology. Ecotoxicological research. Toxic effects. Environmental chemistry. Principles of green chemistry.
5. The role of organic chemistry in environmental technology. Microbiology in technological processes of wastewater and waste treatment. The role of material and energy balance in environmental engineering.
6. Environmental technologies. The importance of industrial biotechnology in the development of eco-processes.
7.The application of industrial biotechnology
8.The control of pollution according to the type of source, origin, medium and transformation in the environment. Preventive approach in environmental engineering practice. Legal framework.
9. Water pollution. Principles of Water Management Strategy. Water resources and distribution on Earth. The hydrological cycle.
10. The sources and problems of water pollution by nutrients, organic matter and pathogens
11. The sources and problems of water pollution by toxic organic compounds, heavy metals and suspended solids.
12. Air pollution, pollutants and emissions. Tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, Chapman ozone cycle. Montreal Protocol. Ozone depleting substances.
13. Sources and harmful effects of greenhouse gases; GWP.
14. Sources and problems of air pollution CO2, SO2, NOx and suspended particles
15. Composition and role of soil. Main sources of soil pollution. Mechanisms of transport and transformation of pollutants in soil. Methods of soil remediation.
DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES OF STUDENTS: Acquire basic skills necessary to successfully continue the study.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Students are required to attend lectures. Students have the option of taking the exam through partial exams.
FORMAT OF TEACHING: Lectures
SURVEILLANCE STUDENT WORK: Partial exams (4) or written exam
METHOD OF MONITORING THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF COURSES: student survey.
LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF COURSE (4-8):
1. Relate the problems in the environment to human activity.
2. Interpret the principle of sustainable development and the relationship between the components of the environment, the economy, and society.
3. Interpret the objectives of the scientific discipline of environmental engineering and its relevance to the development of eco-technologies.
4. Categorize different types of pollution sources and ways to control them.
5. Interpret the principle of prevention in the practice of environmental engineering and legislation in the field of environmental protection.
6. Identify problems of water, air and soil pollution caused by the input of pollutants from various sources.
LEARN OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE PROGRAMME STUDY:
1. Explain the scientific principles relevant to environmental engineering, especially basic knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology and environmental engineering
2. Define simple environmental engineering problems in order to solve them
3. Develop awareness and ability to implement preventive environmental measures.
REQUIRED LITERATURE:
Teaching materials available on the course website https://www.fkit.unizg.hr/predmet/uue
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