Advanced Water Quality and Wastewater Management

Course aim

To extend student’s knowledge of water quality concepts and issues, trends in water quality remediation, and wastewater management practices; to provide a critical problem-solving approach for application to pollution situations.

Course content

The course focuses on cause and effects of water pollution and water quality degradation from a range of sources. Topics include; key chemical and biological processes, pollution control strategies, wastewater treatment, industrial and hazardous wastewater management, and salient features of the design of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Selected case studies are used to reinforce key concepts and issues. Case studies include angroves as a coastal ecosystem (St Kilda, SA), acid mine drainage (Brukunga, SA) and environmental impacts of pulp and paper production (Lake Bonney, SA prior to the change of bleaching regime).

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hours x 7 weeks
Lecture	1 hour x 1 week
Field Placement (Field trip)	3 hours x 3 weeks
Field Placement (Field trip)	2 hours x 1 week

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Article reviews, Major assignment, Oral presentation and poster

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.