22IZS39 - Solid Waste Management

Course specification
Course title		Solid Waste Management
Acronym		22IŽS39
Study programme		Environmental Engineering
Module
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		7.0	Status
Condition		Passed all courses of the first year, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry	Облик условљености
The goal		To provide an understanding of the implications of the production, resource management and environmental impact of solid waste management. components of solid waste management infrastructure systems to minimise the above effects; be aware of the significance of recycling, reuse and reclamation of solid wastes; be familiar with relationships between inappropriate waste management practices and impacts on water, soil and sediment quality; fully appreciate the current practices available and implement the systems available in solid waste management; be able to integrate technical solid waste management options and imposed environmental legislation and guidance to develop legal and safe solutions.
The outcome		Understand solid waste management with respect to its history, physical properties, and associated considerations in the technical and economic evaluation of emerging technologies. Outline processes for solid waste incineration, composting, including the fundamental technology required to ensure operational effectiveness wirthin acceptable environmental parameters.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Desription of waste; different types of waste; classificatioon of waste; amounts and composition of waste; causes of the waste problems and strategies to minimize these problems; waste hierarchy; waste treatment and handling; thermal and biological methods, landfilling.
Contents of exercises		Characterization of waste from various sources, determination of waste propoerties, compost analysis, sampling and analysis of ash generated by waste combustion facilities, testing solid waste and leachate to determine landfill stability and sandfill biodegradation enhancement
Literature
G. Tchobanoglous, F. Kreith, Handbook of Solid Waste Management, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 2002. G. Tchobanoglous, H. Theisen, S.A. Vigil, Integrated Solid Waste Management – Engineering Principles and Management Issues, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1993. T. M. Letcher, D. A. Vallero, Waste: A Handbook for Management, Academic Press, 2011. T. M. Letcher, D. A. Vallero, Waste: A Handbook for Management, Academic Press, 2011. (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	2	1
Methods of teaching		Lectures, exercises, lab exercises, tests
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		15	Test paper	45
Practical lessons			Oral examination
Projects
Colloquia		40
Seminars