Chemical and physical characteristics of natural, underground, surface, and waste water, resp.
Important chemical and biological processes running in aqueous environment, rules of growth of microorganisms, basic life conditions, classification of microorganisms due to energy and carbon sources.
Technologies of drinking water production, coagulation, filtration, disinfection, aggressive carbon dioxide removal, iron and manganese removal, adsorption, calcium and magnesium removal, ion-exchangers.
Mechanical and biological ways of sewage treatment, aerobic methods of sewage treatment, activated sludge process, biofilm reactors, natural ways of wastewater treatment, removal of nutrients from wastewater using biological and chemical methods.
Sewage sludge production, its stabilization, particularly by anaerobic process, and its further treatment.