FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT CARD

Name in Polish : Gospodarka odpadami
Name in English : Solid Waste Management
Main field of study (if applicable): Environmental Engineering
Specialization (if applicable) : Environmental Quality Management
Level : II
Form: full-time
Kind of subject : obligatory
Subject code : ISS105030
   

 

Lecture

Classes

Laboratory

Project

Seminar

Number of hours of organized classes in University (ZZU)

30 15

Number of hours of total student workload (CNPS)

60 30

Form of crediting

Examination with grade Crediting with grade
Group of courses

Number of ECTS points

2 1

including number of ECTS points for practical(P) classes

1

including number of ECTS points for direct teacher–student contact (BK) classes

1 NAN 0.5 NAN NAN
 
PREREQUISITES RELATING TO KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OTHER COMPETENCES
1has basic knowledge on waste management
 
SUBJECT OBJECTIVES
C1To acquire detailed knowledge of the current EU environmental policy; currently generated waste quantities and composition
C2To acquire knowledge on new technologies waste treatment technologies
C3To acquire skills of performing basic analyses and laboratory techniques
 

SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS

relating to knowledge:
PEK W01Knowledge of policies and laws on waste management of the European Union
PEK W02In-depth knowledge of waste management technologies, processes, operating conditions, the basic parameters and the final products
PEK W03Ability to list the key emissions related to waste management technologies, discuss their impact on the environment and its possible abatment technologies
relating to skills:
PEK U01Ability to plan and carry out basic experiments
PEK U02Ability to interpret the results of chemical analyzes and develop them in a report
PEK U03Ability to choose the optimal technology of waste management on the basis of the obtained results
relating to social competences:
PEK K01Ability to work in a group
 

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Form of classes - lecture

Number of hours
Wy1Introduction to Waste Management4
Wy2European waste legislation and Policy2
Wy3Integrated waste management, LCA and Industrial Symbiosis2
Wy4Collection and transport of waste4
Wy5Sorting and dismantling2
Wy6Biological treatment of biowaste 4
Wy7Mechanical-biological treatment of residual Waste2
Wy8Thermal treatment of waste2
Wy9Physical and chemical treatment of waste2
Wy10Landfilling of waste2
Wy11Transboundary shipment of Waste2
Wy12Economic aspects of waste management2
Wy13Exam
Suma godzin 30
 

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Form of classes - laboratory

Number of hours
La1Introduction, overview of the scope of laboratory wok, health and safety regulations2
La2Analysis of grain size and material composition of waste2
La3Basic analyses: water content, loss of ignition, ash content, digestion of waste4
La4Distillation of samples and determination of ammonia nitrogen2
La5Determination of phosphate, fuel properties2
La6Final calculations, elaboration of reports on the obtained results2
La7Discussion of results and conclusions, the evaluation by the tutor1
Suma godzin 15
 
TEACHING TOOLS USED
N1 Information lecture
N2 Subject lecture
N3 Chemical analysis of waste
N4 Discussion and interpretation of the obtained results
N5 Report formulation
 

EVALUATION OF SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS ACHIEVEMENT

  Evaluation (F - forming during semester), P - concluding (at semester end) Educational effect number Way of evaluating educational effect achievement
1 P1PEK_W01 , PEK_W02, PEK_W03 exam
2 F1PEK_U01 PEK_U02classworks
3 F2PEK_U03 PEK_K01 report
  P2 (laboratory)= 0,4 x F2 + 0,6 x F3;
 

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LITERATURE

Primary literature:
Primary literature:den Boer, E., den Boer, J. Szpadt, R. Solid waste management – podręcznik dla kierunku Environmental Quality Management, Environmental Engineering, Politechnika Wrocławska, Wrocław, 2011
Primary literature:Waste Management / Bernd Bilitewski, Klaus Marek, Georg Härdtle ISBN: 9783540592105 - Verlag: Springer Berlin
Primary literature:den Boer, E., den Boer, J. Jager, J. Waste Management planing and optimisation. Handbook for Municipal Waste Prognosis and Sustainability Assessment, Ibidem Verlag, Stuttgart 2005 http://www.iwar.bauing.tu-darmstadt.de/abft/Lcaiwm/Main.htm
Secondary literature:
Secondary literature:McDougall, White, P., Franke, M. i Hindle P. Integrated Solid Waste Management a Life Cycle Inventory, Blackwell Science, 2001
 

Subject supervisor

Name and surname: Emilia den Boer
E-mail: emilia.denboer@pwr.wroc.pl
 

Matrix of correlation between educational effects

Nr Subject educational effect Correlation between subject educational effect and educational effects defined for main field of study and specialization (if applicable)** Subject objectives*** Programme content*** Teaching tool number***
1PEK_W01 S2EQM _W03, S2EQM _W04,C1-C2Lec1-Lec14N1, N2
2PEK_W02S2EQM _W04C2Lec3 – Lec13N1, N2
3PEK_W03S2EQM _W04, S2EQM _W05, S2EQM _W06C2Lec3 – Lec13N1, N2
4PEK_U01 S2EQM _U02C3Lab2, Lab3, Lab4 Lab5, Lab6, Lab7N3-N5
5PEK_U02S2EQM _U02C3Lab2, Lab3, Lab4 La5, La6, La7N3-N5
6PEK_U03S2EQM _W04, S2EQM _W05C3Lab6, Lab7N4-N5
7PEK_K01 K2IS_K01C3Lab2, Lab3, Lab4 Lab5, Lab6, Lab7N5