Course detail

Waste Management

FAST-BP05Acad. year: 2009/2010

The subject covers the filed of environmental engineering and environmental protection, especially protection against leakage of hazardous substances from both municipal and industrial wastes. The subject is focused on the organization and financing of the waste management in the Czech Republic. As for technical methods of waste disposal, the subject is oriented on landfilling (i.e. landfill construction and operation) according the current Czech legislation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Prax, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will manage aim of course: Planning, Design and Operation of Waste management.

Prerequisites

1.Hydrogeology
2.Water chemistry
3.Soil mechanics

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction, conceptual framework of waste management in the Czech Republic: state-of-the-art and development trends.
2. Legislation and terminology for waste management, physico-chemical characteristic of wastes, waste register, waste management plans.
3. Municipal and dangerous waste disposal.
4. Landfilling – legislation, types of landfills, technical maintenance.
5. Landfilling – choosing of suitable site, geological and hydrological data.
6. Landfills – technical solution.
7. Landfill water management, percolation water treatment.
8. Recultivation of landfills.
9. Thermic methods of waste disposal - burning.
10. Garbage-disposal plants, construction works, technological equipment.
11. Water management of garbage-disposal plants.
12. Field trip to Brno garbage-disposal plant.
13. Municipal waste composting.
14. Waste recycling and reusing, solidification.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The primary purpose of this course is to review the current of art in solid waste management, with emphasis on municipal garbage impacts on the ground waters, means of impact mitigation and implementation of the national standards and management programs. The subject brings groudings about Planning, Design and Operation of Waste management.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Beier, E.: Umwelt wörterbuch. Hühn+Partner, 1993. (DE)
Bilitewski, B., Härdtle, G., Marek, K.: Waste Management. Hardcover, 1997. (EN)
Hershkowitz, A., Salerni, E.: Garbage Management in Japan:Leading the Way. INFORM, Inc., 1987. (EN)
Kuraš: Odpadové hospodářství. Vodní zdroje Ekomonitor, 2008. (CS)
MŽP ČR: Vyhláška o podrobnostech nakládání s odpady. Zák. č. 338/97 Sb. MŽP ČR, 1997. (CS)
Římanová: Zákon o odpadech včetně prováděcích předpisů. POLYGON, 1998. (CS)
Suchánek a kol.: Zacházení s tuhým komunálním odpadem. VÚMH Praha, 1990. (CS)
Výzkumný ústav místního hospodářství: Zacházení s tuhým komunálním odpadem. Praha, 1990. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch V , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Prax, Ph.D.

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Prax, Ph.D.