Water Treatment
Code
9203
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
5.0
Teacher in charge
Maria Gabriela Lourenço da Silva Féria de Almeida
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
The aim of the unit is the acquisition of the fundamentals and design methodologies of water treatment systems for public supply.
Prerequisites
not applicable
Subject matter
General notions on water quality. Standards of water quality for production of water for consumption and for treated water. Basics of chemical stabilization, equilibrium shim-carbon dioxide and softening. Basic foundations of operations and processes unit used in the treatment of water for public consumption (screening, coagulation/flocculation, gravity separation, filtration and disinfection/oxidation).
Bibliography
- AWWA- Water Quality and Treatment. A Handbook of Community Water Supplies, Fifth Edition, 1999, McGraw-HillMWH
- Water Treatment. Principles and Design, Second Edition, 2005. HDR Engineering Inc.,
-Handbook of Public Water Systems, Second Edition.Droste,R.
- Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater Treatment, 1997, John Wiley & Sons, I
- Richter,C.A.; J.M. Azevedo Netto 1991, Tratamento de Água, Editora Edgard Blucher Ltda. São Paulo - SP - Brasil.