Course detail

Municipal Waste

FAST-0P9Acad. year: 2020/2021

This subject includes several fields of study: water treatment, treatment of waste gases and air quality control, as well as municipal and industrial waste management and treatment, waste management at garbage-burning plants and treatment of contaminated soils. The subject also focuses on the organization and financing of the waste management in the Czech Republic, optimisation in the management of waste, separation and recycling, geological and geotechnical enquiry. Significant issues in environmental protection are in agenda: landfilling; incineration; solidification and biological treatment. The practical classes give students an understanding of solid waste management problems in the Czech Republic, waste generation, disposal and storage of „ultimate wastes“ – Landfilling.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

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

Not applicable.

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

MŽP ČR: Vyhláška o podrobnostech nakládání s odpady. Zák. č. 338/97 Sb. MŽP ČR 1997
Římanová: Zákon o odpadech včetně prováděcích předpisů. POLYGON 1998
Suchánek a kol.: Zacházení s tuhým komunálním odpadem. VÚMH Praha 1990

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Prax, Ph.D.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Prax, Ph.D.