Environmental Hydraulics

Environment base concepts.

EXHIBITION, INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH, WORKS OF ADVOCACY GROUPS,
PRACTICAL CASES AND FOLLOW-UP IN THE PERFORMANCE OF WORK AND CLARIFICATION OF
DOUBTS.

ACTIVITIES TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT:

IDENTIFY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF POOR MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES; IDENTIFICATION OF THE VARIOUS ORGANS THAT MAKE UP WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS; KNOW AND MASTER THE MAIN LEGAL AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION ON THE THEME OF WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; PROVIDE NECESSARY SCIENTIFIC BASES FOR FURTHER DISCIPLINES AND/OR FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFE, TO PLAN AND MANAGE WATER RESOURCES IN A RATIONAL AND BALANCED WAY; BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIONS ON WATER ECONOMY.

SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT:

Analysis and planning of water and sanitary hydraulic resources.

COMPETENCES TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT:

The vast domains addressed in the contents allow the students to provide the necessary tools for knowledge-knowledge and know-how with regard to awareness of the problem of the state of the world’s water resources, giving particular importance to basic sanitation systems such as systems of nature protection and promotion of public health.

The student must acquire skills to:
– Identify occupational hazards and risks
– Define risk prevention and protection systems
The student must acquire competences to:

I – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – BASIC CONCEPTS OF ENVIRONMENT (16 hours)

– The evolution of water use over time

– Identification of the various types of water and waste water

– Identification of the main critical factors of pollution

– Know the policy and legislation, community and national for the water resources sector

II – BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO HYDRAULICS APPLIED (8 hours)

– Characteristics of flows

– Water properties

– Water monitoring

III – WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION NETWORKS (8 hours)

Water supply and distribution networks and wastewater drainage networks

– Service levels

– Project horizon

– Populations and capitations

– Components of a system

– Types of treatment

– Applicable legislation

IV – COMPLEMENTARY INSTALLATIONS OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER DRAINAGE NETWORKS (8 hours)

– Networks

– Lifting stations

– Other organs

V – TREATMENT OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER (8 hours)

– Water supply and distribution systems

– Water quality and public health risks

– Monitoring and sampling

– Water quality surveillance and control

– Water treatment stations

– Waste water treatment plants

– Sub-products from water treatment

– Applicable legislation

VI – SAFETY, HYGIENE AND HEALTH AT WORK IN BASIC SANITATION SYSTEM (4 hours)

– Introduction to safety, hygiene and health at work and risk assessment

– Application of the regulation on safety, hygiene and health at work in the operation of public systems for the distribution and operation of public wastewater distribution and drainage systems.

Legislation, Community and national for the water sector (8 hours)

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PRIMARY BIBLIOGRAPHY (LIBRARY BIBLIOGRAPHY)

SECONDARY BIBLOGRAPHY( OTHER RELEVANT BIBLIOGRAPHY)

PAIXÃO, Mário de Assis – Águas e Esgotos em Urbanizações e Instalações Prediais, Edições Orion, Amadora, ISBN 972-8620-02-0

AFONSO, A., – Manual de Ambiente e Saneamento Básico – Tecnologias apropriadas para pequenos aglomerados – CEFA , ISBN 972-9303-49-5A.