Course detail
Natural Technologies of Water Treatment
FAST-NSB019Acad. year: 2023/2024
Introduction to the problem, distribution of natural methods of purification, history of using natural methods of purification
Cleaning processes in soil, water and wetlands, importance of vegetation, composition of polluted and waste water
Exploration work, rainwater management
Mechanical pre-treatment of waste water
Horizontal filter design, operation issues
Vertical filter tip, pulse dosing systems
Design of a stabilization tank, floating wetland islands
Combination of natural and artificial ways of cleaning, use in practice, modernization.
Operation of natural sewage treatment plants
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Specific of mechanical pre-treatment solution
Knowledge of purification processes in soil, water and wetland environment, their use in various types of equipment
Ability to use the principle of designing the most used types
Environmental impact assessment, overview of legislative.
Student gains overview of possibilities of natural ways of water treatment use, knowledge of purification processes in soil, water and wetland environment, their use in various types of equipment.
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Basic literature
Dotro, Gabriela & Langergraber, Günter & Molle, Pascal & Nivala, Jaime & Puigagut, Jaume & Stein, Otto. (2017). Biological Wastewater Treatment Series, Volume 7: Treatment Wetlands. (EN)
DWA, 2017. Grundsätze für Bemessung, Bau und Betrieb von Kläranlagen mit bepflanzten und unbepflanzten Filtern zur Reinigung häuslichen und kommunalen Abwassers: Arbeitsblatt DWA-A 262. Hennef: Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall. DWA-Regelwerk, A 262. ISBN 38-872-1547-8. (DE)
Kořenové čistírny odpadních vod, METODICKÁ PŘÍRUČKA PRO POVOLOVÁNÍ, NÁVRH, REALIZACI A PROVOZ, Michal Kriška a Miroslava Němcová, 2015, elektronická verze /pdf dostupné na https://uvhk.fce.vutbr.cz (CS)
ÖNORM B 2505- Kläranlagen – Intermittierend beschickte Bodenfilter („Pflanzenkläranlagen“) (DE)
sciencedirect.com - databáze vědeckých článků, vyhledání klíčových slov "treatment wetland", "vertical filter", "natural treatment", apod. (EN)
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- Programme NPC-SIV Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
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