Solid Waste Management and Treatment

Scholar Year: 2018/2019 - 2S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Fernando Henrique Mayordomo Cunha Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC THE EL OT OT/PL TPL S Type of classes 4 2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theorethical and Practical classes Totals 1 4,00 Laboratories Totals 2 4,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

Objectives:
- Domain of fundamental knowledge applicable to the prevention of the production, the management of the collection, recycling, recovery and waste treatment
-Understand and apply management methods and technologies for collection, recycling, recovery and treatment

Skills:
-To Know and understand the strategic and regulatory framework, national and European, of solid waste management
-To identify and characterize sources of solid waste: Urban, Rural and Industrial and hazardous waste
-To determine, identify and analyze the composition of a mass of waste: Physical, Chemical and Biological
- To understand and apply national and Community legislation
- To plan, analyze and implement results of characterization campaigns, sort and inventory the production
- Design, implement and evaluate the efficiency of collection
- Define and specify processing and waste treatment
- Manage and control integrated management systems

Syllabus

1. Norms, regulations and plans for waste management
Strategic Planning, Legislation and Standards
2. Sources of production, composition and properties of solid waste
Waste classification and hazard assessment
3. Municipal solid waste
4. Industrial waste
5. Medical and hospital waste
6. Specific waste streams
Management of special flows of vehicles, tires, waste oils, EEE and CDW
7. Waste and hazardous substances
8. Separation and processing materials ranks
8.1.Mechanical waste treatment
Separation Technologies, size reduction, densification
8.2. Recycling materials
Indicators of separate collection systems
9. Treatment Technologies and Waste recovery
10. Transfer and Waste Transport
Transboundary movement of waste
11. Treatment and Final Destination Technologies - Technical Confinement, Deposition controlled landfill
Classification and phases of landfills. Leachate and Biogas
12. Economic and Social Aspects of waste management

Software

Stan 2.5

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

The syllabus is divided in the study of waste characterization and technologies for production prevention and waste recovery and treatment. This sequence allows relating the effects and causes of pollution as well as techniques to control sources of pollution. The issues are framed in the context of European and National regulation. All implementing instruments on quality air and atmospheric emissions are explained.
Techniques selected for characterization, monitoring and control are Best Available. Techniques and are shown in case studies or industrial visits. In all studies are integrated by concepts and methods of calculation presented in theory classes.

Teaching methodologies

Lecture method: Workload reduction of lecture by teacher, with more time for Problem solving or case studies.
Class discussion conducted by teacher and assignments in class (group and individual). Interactivity
Student/Teacher: Enhance research and depth analysis of issues.

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The waste management and waste treatment is transversal to industrial activities and municipal management activities. Different approaches of the subjects in very diverse contexts impute complexity to the study of related topics. Understanding of the thematic strategic policy and the different instruments of policy implementation is required. The students are encouraged to research and substantiate the understanding of concepts learned as well as their approach to problem solving, through the application of monitoring techniques and pollution control
technologies.
The teaching methodology uses the lecture method of the syllabus, with the support of slides, case studies and solved exercises so that the student can best understand concepts and applies them in practice to develop some work monitoring and control of pollution. Databases and tools are provided for calculation and design of technologies to support solutions.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

The assessment of the theoretical component is performed by continuous assessment by conducting two tests or final exam on the scheduled dates on the calendar of examinations. The practical component is assessed by carrying out practical work or experimental research with an oral presentation at the end of the semester. The final grade is obtained by weighting of 60% in the continuous assessment by tests or exam and 40% for the development component of practical work. Both components of evaluation need to be positive, meaning with notes higher than 10.

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