Environmental Quality Control

At the end of this curricular unity, it is expected that the student will be able to:
Identify the main physical-chemical parameters that characterize water analysis and the air quality.
Identify and understand water, liquid effluents and gaseous effluents sampling techniques.
Know the legislation that defines the quality standards; of the water supply and the discharge of effluents as well the air quality standards and the industrial gaseous emissions
Identify the main parameters of an industrial effluent.
The competences to be acquired by the student should are:
The knowledge related to with the water pollution and liquid effluents;
The knowledge related to with the air pollution and gaseous effluents
The knowledge necessary to carry out sampling and preparation of samples of substances to be analyzed;
The knowledge necessary to carry out qualitative analysis, quantitative and instrumental to water and wastewater

1. Water and liquid effluents
1.1. The Portuguese situation in terms of water quality, supply network and waste water treatment systems.
1.2. Quality Indicators. Study of the main parameters for the characterization of a drinking water and / or a residual water: pH and temperature. Color, hardness and alkalinity. Conductivity. Turbidity. Dissolved oxygen. Nitrogen. Solid content. Organic matter.
1.3. Sampling of waters and effluents. Techniques of collection and conservation of samples.
1.4. The main legislation on the use of the water domain, norms, criteria and objectives of water quality according to the main uses and standards for discharge of waste water.
2. Air and gaseous effluents
2.1. Air quality. Study of the main indicators of air quality.
2.2. Study of the main parameters that characterizes an industrial effluent.
2.3. Sampling techniques of the gaseous effluents
2.4. The main legislation applicable to air quality standards and industrial the gaseous emissions.

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