Current challenges of environmental engineering and protection

Dec. 8-16, 2022

Language of instruction: English
Total number of course hours: 30h

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LECTURER

prof. DSc, PhD, Eng. Elena Neverova-Dziopak

Department of Environmental Management and Protection

Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering

AGH University of Science and Technology

30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30-059 Krakow, Poland

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ABOUT THE COURSE

I. Current Challenges of Environmental Protection and Engineering

1. Anthropogenic Impact on Environment
2. Environmental Engineering and Protection
3. Main Directions of environmental protection activities
4. Methods of Environmental Protection
5. Environmental Engineering Today
6. Engineering protection of the atmosphere from harmful emissions. Engineering protection of the hydrosphere from wastewater discharges
7. Problems and Barriers
8. Alternative Solutions
9. Zero-waste=Non-waste=Waste-Free Technologies
10. Measures
11. Challenges for Environment Engineering
12. Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus
13. Environmental Engineers Addressing the Grand Challenges of the 21st Century

 II. Circular Economy in Wastewater Sector

1. Waste water : Definition
2. Paradigm Shift WWTP vs WRRF
3. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation
4. Preliminary treatment consists of screening, grit and FOG removal Preliminary Treatment: Screening
5. Preliminary Treatment: FOG Removal
6. Options of treatment: screenings
7. Options of Recovery: F.O.G
8. Recovery from sewage sludge
9. Metals recovery from sewage sludge
10. Volatile fatty acids (VFA) production
11. Sewage sludge application in building industry
12. The scope of biosolids application

III. Environmental monitoring data processing with further analysis and interpretation - project classes in the computer room

1. Environmental monitoring data processing with further analysis and interpretation (on the example of creating a model of eutrophication of the Baltic Sea)
2. Types of data
3. Types of Big Data
4. Spatial and Non-spatial data
5. Basic spatial elements
6. Vector and raster data
7. Data processing
8. Project made by a student

The programme is co-financed by the European Social Fund under the ‘Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development’ non-competitive project entitled “Support for institutional capacity of Polish HEIs through establishment and implementation of international study programmes” (Action: 3.3 Internationalization of Polish higher education), specified in the application for project funding no. POWR.03.03.00-00-PN16 /18).

Contribution of European Funds: PLN 528 526,90