42201 - Water and Waste Modulübersicht
Module Number: | 42201 - module is no longer offered from SS 2021 |
Module Title: | Water and Waste |
Wasser und Abfall | |
Department: | Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences |
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Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
Duration: | 1 semester |
Frequency of Offer: | Every summer semester |
Credits: | 6 |
Learning Outcome: | Rationale The module will give an introduction and integrative overview in a) water science: hydrology of surface and surface water ecology and in b) basics of solid waste management. Students shall achieve understanding of the comprehensive water cycle with its abiotic and biotic processes relevant for the water quantity and quality and the water management. At the field of waste management the student will learn to analyse and to understand typical problems of disposal within the social, economical, ecological and technical framework. The basic options and methods of surface water conservation/management shall be understood. Part Fundamental of freshwater conservation, hydrology and freshwater ecology: Basic knowledge on hydrology and freshwater ecology; terms and methods related to water balance and the components of the water cycle; understanding surface waters as living systems, characteristics and principle ecological function of streams, rivers, and lakes; knowing the basic hydrological and ecological processes and their interaction relevant to water quantity and quality. Part Solid Waste Management: In the field of waste management, the student will learn to analyse and to understand typical problems of disposal within the social, economical, ecological and technical framework. They should learn to adapt technical and management solutions to the conditions of their home countries. |
Contents: | Part Fundmentals of freshwater conservation, hydrology and freshwater ecology: Introduction to hydrology and water resources, definitions; hydrologic cycle; conservation equation, catchment; energy and water balance as a coupled system; water cycle as transport cycle, precipitation (types, measurement, areal analysis), water in the soil, soilwater characteristics, infiltration, evapotranspiration, (processes, determination) runoff (controlling factors, measurement, interpretation of runoff data), characteristics of streams and rivers, functional compartments, floodplain and riparian area, hyporheic zone, biota of streams and rivers, importance of lateral and longitudinal connectivity, typology of standing waters, genesis and importance of lakes and reservoirs as ecosystems and drinking water resource, limnic organisms, physical and chemical properties as presupposition for colonization and biogenic matter fluxes, impact of organisms on water quality, main water quality problems, sediments as sources for internal nutrient loads in standing waters, production and interaction of organisms with hydrophysical properties Part Solid Waste Management: Introduction, legal framework. Risks and potentials of solid waste. Classification of waste, generation rates, properties of solid waste. Strategies for avoidance, minimization, processing and recycling. The pathway from generation to final disposal: Waste logistics, systems & equipment for collection, transportation, transfer, storage. Fundamentals of waste processing and recycling technologies, landfill design, landfill operation. |
Recommended Prerequisites: | None |
Mandatory Prerequisites: | None |
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Module Examination: | Final Module Examination (MAP) |
Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | Written exam (120 minutes) together for both parts at the end of the semester. Each part contributes 50 % to the total number of achievable points. |
Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
Limited Number of Participants: | None |
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Remarks: | None |
Module Components: | None |
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