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        General Introduction to Wastewater Management

             Types of Wastes normally generated

            Impactof waste water on the environment

            BOD, Dissolved Oxygen, Solubility and De-oxygenation of surface water (streams, rivers)

            Water Pollution, Environmental Effects and Controls

            Self Purification Capacity of Rivers and Streams

            Wastewater (Effluent) Quality and Standards

1.1. Types of waste borne micro-organisms (bacteria, protozoa, virus, amoeba, spirogyra, algae, fungus, etc). Pathogenic microorganisms, etc.

1.2. Phases of bacterial growth

1.3. Water borne diseases and controls

 

        Structure and growth of microorganisms; Sterilization and culture techniques; water use and water related diseases; Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water and waste water – their determination and significance; Appropriate technology of water supply and treatment; coagulation; sedimentation; flocculation; filtration; disinfection; storage and distribution, etc. Appropriate technology for excreta disposal (septic tank; Imhoff Tank; WACT; pit latrines; oxidation ponds, etc).

 4.0. Types of Wastes normally generated

Impactof waste water on the environment

BOD, Dissolved Oxygen, Solubility and De-oxygenation of surface water (streams, rivers) Water Pollution, Environmental Effects and Controls Self Purification Capacity of Rivers and Streams

Wastewater (Effluent) Quality and Standards

 5.0. Basic Microbiology of Waste Management:

 Types of waste borne micro-organisms (bacteria, protozoa, virus, amoeba, spirogyra, algae, fungus, etc). Pathogenic microorganisms, etc.

Phases of bacterial growth

Water borne diseases and controls

Waste water (Sewage): Source and effects of pollution; water and effluent standards and controls.

 Agents of air pollution and – Effects and controls

Management and finance of PHE systems.

 Culturing Microorganisms, determining live bacteria in water, estimating BOD, TOD; COD. inhibitors, catalysts, Kinetics of Biodegradation; first and second order differential equations; etc; Principles of small scale waste water management.