M21040 - SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
| Course specification | ||||
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| Type of study | Master academic studies | |||
| Study programme | ||||
| Course title | SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS | |||
| Acronym | Status | Semester | Number of classes | ECTS |
| M21040 | mandatory | 1 | 3L + E | 6.0 |
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| Prerequisite | Form of prerequisites | |||
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| Learning objectives | ||||
| Acquaintance with the problems of solid waste disposal, types of landfills and its work. | ||||
| Learning outcomes | ||||
| Mastering the basic concepts of solid waste landfills. Students will be able to independently solve basic problems related to solid waste disposal, construction and operation of solid waste landfills. | ||||
| Content | ||||
| Introduction-basic concepts of solid waste and solid waste disposal; Selection of a site for the construction of a solid waste landfill; Landfill contents; Types of landfills; Organization of work on landfills; Economic and financial bases of landfills; Disposal at sanitary landfills; Disposal of high risk waste; Methane collection system; Cover or cap; Landfill gas migration; Landfill gas control systems; Landfill leachate treatment; Daily and periodic monitoring and control of water, air and soil quality at the landfill and in the vicinity of the landfill; Problems related to waste disposal; Impact of landfills on the environment; Landfill closure and landfill monitoring after closure. | ||||
| Teaching Methods | ||||
| Lectures, field visits and exercises, preparation of seminar papers, consultations. | ||||
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| Evaluation and grading | ||||
| Written exam, seminar paper, final oral exam. | ||||
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