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Course code: IISS20553o17Semester: 2017/2018 winter
Name: Waste Landfills
Major: Environmental Engineering
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof dr. hab. inż. Alicja Czamara
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students - Contact person: dr inż. Andrzej Pawłowski
Learning outcomes: Student has theoretically supported detailed knowledge on the location and design of landfills; He knows the basic methods, techniques and materials used in solving complex engineering tasks related to the construction of landfills. Skills He can evaluate location of a landfill; knows how to prepare the data for the formal and legal documents related to the construction of the landfill, he knows how to develop a conceptual design of a landfill and elements of its infrastructure as well as data for other engineering branches, which have to participate in the design
Competences: Student is aware of the social and environmental waste landfill impact in the waste management system; he knows about necessity to limit the landfill impact on the environment
Prerequisites: soil mechanics, waste management
Course content: Student gains the knowledge on the process of landfills designing (legal and social aspects, rules of such facilities location, construction issues and environment protection solutions used during operation and after closure of the landfill). Student is able to choose the location and can design a landfill (construction, operation, closure of the landfill, monitoring). Basic law on the landfills construction - EU and Polish legislation. Waste properties relevant for landfilling. Landfills types location. Landfill equipment and infrastructure. Environmental impact of a landfill. Sealing of a landfill. Leachate - properties, methods of removal. Generation, recognition, characterization and utilization of landfill gas. Municipal solid waste landfills operation rules. Inert and hazardous waste landfills. Underground storage of waste. Closure and reclamation of a landfill. Monitoring. Sanitation of old landfills.
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Assessment methods: Activity in class (lectures and exercises) test Team work engagement, exercise execution
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