ECV 506: Public Health Engineering III

Prerequisites: ECV 310: Public Health Engineering II

Objective
The objective of the course is to impart knowledge design of water and waste water conveyance and
treatment units
Expected Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Describe waste water treatment and disposal methods for large communities
2. Describe sludge treatment and disposal methods
3. Describe waste water reclamation and re-use
4. Describe langmuir, Freundlich and BET Adsorption Isotherms,Apply of Granular Activated
Carbon (GAC) in water treatment
5. List and describe methods of solid waste collection and disposal
Course Description
Waste water treatment and disposal methods for large communities treatment; Characteristics and
design criteria for preliminary, primary, secondary, oxidation ponds, trickling filters, activated sludge
and . Sludge treatment and disposal; characteristics, treatment methods, disposal methods. Waste water
reclamation and re-use; re-use potential, applications, quality considerations. Adsorption: definition,
nature of adsorbent and adsorbate, adsorption equilibria, equilibrium batch adsorption. Langmuir,
Freundlich and BET Adsorption Isotherms. Application of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) in water
treatment. Solid waste collection and disposal; classification, properties, generation, collection systems,
ultimate disposal.
Course Schedule
Lessons Description of topic
1.
Waste water treatment and disposal
methods for large communities
2.
Waste water treatment and disposal
methods for large communities
treatment
3.
Sludge treatment and disposal
4.
Sludge treatment and disposal
5.
Waste water reclamation and re-use
6.
Waste water reclamation and re-use
7.
Adsorption
8.
Adsorption
9.
Solid waste collection and disposal
10.

Solid waste collection and disposal

Sub-topic
Preliminary treatment
Primary treatment
Secondary treatment

Timeline/Milestones

treatment methods
disposal methods
re-use potential, appl
quality considerations
Adsorption Isotherms
GAC
classification,
properties, generation
collection systems
ultimate disposal

Assign 1

CAT 1

CAT 2

Assign 2

Textbook:
(a) George Tchobanoglous, Franklin L. Burton and H. David Stensel; Wastewater Engineering:
Treatment and Reuse. Mcgraw-Hill, 4th ed., 2002.
(b) Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering (Treatment and Reuse), 4th edition, Tata McGrawHill
(c) G. Tchobanoglous, H. Theisen, S. Vigil;Integrated Solid Waste Management: Engineering
Principles and Management Issues, McGraw-Hill Series, 1993