CHEM ENG 4051 - Water and Wastewater Engineering

The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the area of water and wastewater treatment. The course will cover water chemistry; characteristics of water & wastewater; primary, secondary & tertiary treatment processes; sludge disposal; and design of water and wastewater treatment plants. At the end of the course the students will have a working knowledge of the water and wastewater industry and have the skills to perform a preliminary design of a treatment plant. This will be achieved through descriptive lectures with an industry focus and supervised tutorials.