Modern Environmental Technology
BASIC DATA
course listing
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course code
KAK0065
course title in Estonian
Kaasaegne keskkonnatehnoloogia
course title in English
Modern Environmental Technology
course volume CP
-
ECTS credits
9.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
spring
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
EACB17/25
no
Structural units teaching the course
EK - Department of Materials and Environmental Technology
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course aims in Estonian
- Anda ülevaade tööstuse keskkonnaprobleemidest ning tutvustada
keskkonnatehnoloogia sisu ja ülesandeid tänapäeval.
- Tutvustada vee/reovee põhilisi kvaliteedinäitajaid.
- Tutvustada joogiveetöötluse põhiprotsesse, seadmeid ning arvutuse aluseid.
- Tutvustada reoveetöötluse põhiprotsesse, seadmeid ning arvutuse aluseid.
- Tutvustada atmosfäärikaitse probleeme, saasteainete levi arvutust, heitgaaside puhastusprotsesse, seadmeid ning nende arvutust.
- Tutvustada tahkete ja ohtlike jäätmete käitluse põhiprotsesse ning seadmeid ja nende arvutust.
- Anda praktilist kogemust jäätmete, joogivee, loodusvee ja reovee analüüsi ning vee/reovee töötlemise kohta. Tutvustada tehnoloogiliste katsete teostamise protsessi.
course aims in English
- To give an overview about the environmental problems in industry, introduce the content and tasks of environmental technology.
- To introduce the main quality parameters of water/wastewater.
- To introduce the processes and facilities of drinking water treatment and their design.
- To introduce the processes and facilities of wastewater treatment and their design.
- To introduce the problems of air pollution, pollutants dispersion models and pollution control equipment and design.
- To introduce the processes of solid and hazardous wastes management and equipment design.
- To give practical skills in analyses of solid waste, potable water, surface water, and wastewater and in water/wastewater treatment processes. Introduce the principals of technological tests performing.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Õppeaine positiivse tulemusega sooritanud üliõpilane:
- oskab sõnastada keskkonnakaitsetehnoloogiaga seotud probleeme ning analüüsida ja hinnata erinevaid lahendusi;
- tunneb tööstuse keskkonnakaitse probleeme ning oskab neile läheneda;
- oskab valida ja kujundada joogiveetöötluse protsesse;
- oskab valida ja kujundada reoveetöötluse protsesse;
- oskab valida ja kujundada heitgaaside töötluse protsesse;
- oskab valida ja kujundada tahkete ja ohtlike jäätmete käitluse protsesse;
- oskab hinnata keskkonnatehnoloogia tähtsust ühiskonnas;
- oskab teostada joogi-, reo- ja loodusvete ning tahkete jäätmete analüüse. Oskab teostada tehnoloogilisi katseid;
- omab meeskonnatöö kogemust keskkonnatehnoloogia probleemide lahendamisel ning meetodite rakendamisel.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
The student who has accomplished the course with a positive result:
- is able to formulate environmental technology problems, to analyse them and to assess different solutions;
- is familiar with industrial environmental problems;
- is able to select and design of drinking water treatment processes and equipment;
- is able to select and design of wastewater treatment processes and equipment;
- is able to select and design of gaseous effluents treatment processes and equipment;
- is able to select and design of solid and hazardous wastes treatment processes and equipment;
- is able to assess the significance of environmental technology in the development of society;
- has gained skills in performing of potable water, natural water and wastewater and solid waste analyses. Is able to carry out technological tests;
- has a team-work experience in solution of technological problems and implementation of corresponding methods.
brief description of the course in Estonian
Keskkonnatehnoloogia ülesanded säästva arengu tagamisel. Veevarud, kvaliteet ja tarbimine. Vee kvaliteedi põhinäitajad. EL joogivee direktiiv. Joogivee tootmise protsessid. Desinfitseerimine: kloorimine, osooni omadused ja reaktsioonid vees, vee osoonimise seadmed, desinfitseerimine UV-kiirgusega. Tehnoloogilise vee ettevalmistamise põhiprotsessid. Reovete aeroobne ja anaeroobne bioloogiline puhastus. Atmosfääri saasteained, omadused ja levi. Kriitilised saasteained. Heitgaaside puhastus (kondensatsioon, absorptsioon, adsorptsioon, filtrimine, sadestamine elektriväljas, märgpuhastus). SO2 ja NOX eraldamise tehnoloogia suitsugaasidest. Tahked kommunaal- ja tööstusjäätmed, klassifikatsioon, omadused. Ohtlikud jäätmed. Tahkete jäätmete käitluse tehnoloogia (anaeroobne kääritamine, termiline töötlus, ladestamine prügilatesse). Prügila nõrgvee puhastamine. Ohtlike jäätmete keemiline, füüsikaline ja termiline käitlus (põletamine). Põlemisgaaside puhastus. Saastatud pinnase puhastamine. Joogivee, loodusvee ning reovee kaasaegsed analüüsimeetodid. Vee/reovee puhastamisprotsesside rakendamine.
brief description of the course in English
Tasks of environmental technology to guarantee sustainable development of society. Water Resources, quality and consumption. The main water quality parameters. Drinking water directive of EU. Processes of drinking water treatment Disinfection: chlorination, properties of ozone and reactions in water, ozonation equipment, UV-disinfection. Processes for industrial water production. Aerobic and anaerobic biooxidation of wastewater. Air pollutants, properties and dispersion. Critical pollutants. Gaseous effluents treatment (condensation, absorption, adsorption, filtration, sedimentation in electric field, wet purification). Removal of SO2 and NOX from the flue gases. Solid municipal and industrial wastes, classification, properties. Hazardous wastes. Treatment of solid wastes (anaerobic digestion, thermal treatment (incineration), disposal on landfills). Landfill leachate treatment. Chemical, physical and thermal treatment of hazardous wastes. Purification of incineration flue gases. Remediation of polluted soil. Up-to-date analytical methods for wastewater, natural and potable water. Implementation of water/wastewater treatment schemes.
type of assessment in Estonian
Eristav hindamine
type of assessment in English
Grading
independent study in Estonian
Iseseisva töö eesmärk:
- kinnistada auditoorselt läbivõetud materjali

Iseseisva töö sisu ja maht:
- praktikumi aruande vormistamine – 30 tundi;
- ettevalmistus kaheks kontrolltööks, testideks ja lõppeksamiks – 62 tundi.
independent study in English
Goals of individual work:
- to deepen the knowledge developed in lectures and seminars

Content and volume of individual work:
- preparation of report on the actual work carried during the practical work – 30 hours;
- preparation for two written mid-terms, tests and the final exam – 62 hours.
study literature
- Loengute materjalid.
- Praktikumi juhend.
- G.Kiely. Environmental Engineering. McGraw-Hill, 1997
- P-A. Vesilind, J.Peirce, R.Weiner. Environmental Engineering. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994
- M.J.Hammer, M.J.Hammer Jr. Water and Wastewater Technology, 1996.
- M.L.Davis, S.J.Masten. Principles of Environmental Engineering and Science. McGraw-Hill, 2008
- Air Pollution Engineering Manual (ed. W.T. Davis). 2000
- Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Wastewater. American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation, USA; 2005 or later.
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
6.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
3.0
lectures
-
practices
2.0
practices
-
exercises
1.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus
2024/2025 spring
Juri Bolobajev, EK - Department of Materials and Environmental Technology
Estonian
    KAK0065HK_eng.pdf 
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    2023/2024 spring
    Juri Bolobajev, EK - Department of Materials and Environmental Technology
    Estonian
      2022/2023 spring
      Sergei Preis, EK - Department of Materials and Environmental Technology
      Estonian
        2021/2022 spring
        Sergei Preis, EK - Department of Materials and Environmental Technology
        Estonian
          KAK0065HK_eng.pdf 
          2020/2021 spring
          Marina Trapido, EK - Department of Materials and Environmental Technology
          Estonian
            KAK0065HK_eng.pdf 
            2019/2020 spring
            Marina Trapido, EK - Department of Materials and Environmental Technology
            Estonian
              KAK0065HK_eng.pdf 
              Course description in Estonian
              Course description in English