Basic knowledge of chemistry and environmental sciences.

The main goals of the course are to:

1. summarize basic principles of environmental technology in water and wastewater treatment, water and soil
contamination removal and solid waste treatment                          

2. study of fundamentals of biochemical transformations of pollutants                                                   

3. discuss economical, energetical and social acpects of environmental protection                                                              

4. analyse the main problems of environmental protection in Czech Republic and EU                                                                          

5. present selected technological methods used in environmental protection

Starting date/time: Saturday, November 15, 16:00

Five 3-hour lectures:
1. Life Cycle Assessment – Environmental Assessment of Products

2. Drinking Water Quality in Europe and Czech Republic

3. Biological Wastewater Treatment as a Part of Environmental Protection in the Czech Republic

4. Energy Production from Wastewaters and Biowastes by Anaerobic Digestion

5. Soil and Groundwater Contamination in the Czech Republic (History, Most Polluted Sites, Development of Technological Tools)

Three 3-hour case studies:
1. Biological Wastewater Treatment under Aerobic Conditions, Biodegradability

2. Biological Wastewater Treatment under Anaerobic Conditions

3. Solid Waste Treatment

One 2-hour excursion:
Old Waste Water Treatment Plant

Continuous evaluation through laboratory exercises and an evaluation test at the end of the course.

Saturday, November 14, 16:00 – 18:00 Welcome meeting
Sunday, November 15, 15:00 –  18:00 Prague Discovery Game, 18:00 - 21:00 Dinner party
Friday, November 20, 17:00 – 19:00 – Farewell Party