Course Syllabus
Introduction
1.1 Malaysian legislation - Environmental Quality Act and Regulations 1974
1.2 International related standards and guidelines; Effluent guidelines – USEPA, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA, AWWA
Wastewater Flows
2.1 Wastewater sources; domestic, industrial, municipal wastewater
2.2 Infiltration and inflow
Characteristics of Wastewater
3.1 Physical characteristics – solids in wastewater, odour, temperature and colour
3.2 Chemical characteristics – pH, dissolved oxygen, oxygen demand (BOD and COD), organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorus
3.3 Evaluation of wastewater; sewage strength and analysis of wastewater
Wastewater Processing
4.1 Purpose of conventional wastewater treatment – preliminary, primary, secondary, tertiary treatment; abiotic processes and biotic processes in wastewater treatment plant
4.2 Primary treatment; equalization tank, screening, grit, primary clarifier
4.3 Secondary treatment; aerated lagoon, secondary clarifier, disinfection
4.4 Tertiary and advanced treatment; further removal of nutrients
Aerobic Wastewater Treatment Processes
5.1 Attached growth biological treatment system; trickling filter, rotating biological contactor (RBC), aerobic ponds and lagoons, its principles, design and operational parameter
5.2 Suspended growth biological treatment system; activated sludge processes, its principles, design and operational parameter
Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Processes
6.1 Anaerobic digestion process; hydrolysis, acidogenisis, methanogensis
6.2 Anaerobic wastewater treatment techniques; conventional anaerobic digestors, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket, anaerobic contact, anaerobic upflow filter, anaerobic rotating biological contactor, modified clarigester
Tertiary and Advanced Wastewater Treatment
7.1 Purpose of advanced wastewater treatment
7.2 Nitrogen in wastewater: Forms, sources, operation and process for the control of nitrogen; biological nitrification, denitrification, biological nitrification-denitrification; Alternative means of ammonia-nitrogen control; air-stripping and ion exchange.
7.3 Phosphorus in wastewater: Forms, sources, operations and process for phosphorus removal; chemical and biological methods
Sludge Characteristics and Processes
8.1 Characteristics of waste sludges – sludge volume and sludge index
8.2 Sludge treatment processes; aerobic and anaerobic digestion of sludge, sludge stabilization, dewatering, and conditioning
8.3 Sludge disposal; landfilling, composting, incineration
Wastewater Maintenance
9.1 Importance of operation and maintenance
9.2 Basic principles of operation and maintenance; corrective and preventive maintenance
9.3 Monitoring of performance for compliance
1.1 Malaysian legislation - Environmental Quality Act and Regulations 1974
1.2 International related standards and guidelines; Effluent guidelines – USEPA, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA, AWWA
Wastewater Flows
2.1 Wastewater sources; domestic, industrial, municipal wastewater
2.2 Infiltration and inflow
Characteristics of Wastewater
3.1 Physical characteristics – solids in wastewater, odour, temperature and colour
3.2 Chemical characteristics – pH, dissolved oxygen, oxygen demand (BOD and COD), organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorus
3.3 Evaluation of wastewater; sewage strength and analysis of wastewater
Wastewater Processing
4.1 Purpose of conventional wastewater treatment – preliminary, primary, secondary, tertiary treatment; abiotic processes and biotic processes in wastewater treatment plant
4.2 Primary treatment; equalization tank, screening, grit, primary clarifier
4.3 Secondary treatment; aerated lagoon, secondary clarifier, disinfection
4.4 Tertiary and advanced treatment; further removal of nutrients
Aerobic Wastewater Treatment Processes
5.1 Attached growth biological treatment system; trickling filter, rotating biological contactor (RBC), aerobic ponds and lagoons, its principles, design and operational parameter
5.2 Suspended growth biological treatment system; activated sludge processes, its principles, design and operational parameter
Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Processes
6.1 Anaerobic digestion process; hydrolysis, acidogenisis, methanogensis
6.2 Anaerobic wastewater treatment techniques; conventional anaerobic digestors, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket, anaerobic contact, anaerobic upflow filter, anaerobic rotating biological contactor, modified clarigester
Tertiary and Advanced Wastewater Treatment
7.1 Purpose of advanced wastewater treatment
7.2 Nitrogen in wastewater: Forms, sources, operation and process for the control of nitrogen; biological nitrification, denitrification, biological nitrification-denitrification; Alternative means of ammonia-nitrogen control; air-stripping and ion exchange.
7.3 Phosphorus in wastewater: Forms, sources, operations and process for phosphorus removal; chemical and biological methods
Sludge Characteristics and Processes
8.1 Characteristics of waste sludges – sludge volume and sludge index
8.2 Sludge treatment processes; aerobic and anaerobic digestion of sludge, sludge stabilization, dewatering, and conditioning
8.3 Sludge disposal; landfilling, composting, incineration
Wastewater Maintenance
9.1 Importance of operation and maintenance
9.2 Basic principles of operation and maintenance; corrective and preventive maintenance
9.3 Monitoring of performance for compliance
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1 : Is wastewater similiar to sewage?
A1 : Yes, in definition wastewater is similiar to sewage.
A1 : Yes, in definition wastewater is similiar to sewage.