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Course details
Course code: OŹES10008o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Wastes - Characteristics and Classification
Major: Renewable Energy and Waste Management
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Jakub Bekier
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: As a result of participating and completing the course, student: acquires basical knowledge about criteria of wastes types according to legal regulations in force, can define sources of wastes, knows properties of basic wastes groups, can define threats creating by wastes, can indicates suitable methods of limiting of wastes production, knows the most important technologies of wastes utilisation/recycling, knows current sytuation and problems of wastes in Poland, knows ecological and economical aspects of wastes management in Poland. Student is able to discuss about problems connected with wastes, using proper terminology and right ways of reasoning.

Competences: Passing the course student enables a critical assessment of problems connected with production, classification, utilization and recycling of wastes.

Prerequisites: General knowledge from secondary school, skills in using WWW and library resources

Course content: Deffinition and main sources of wastes; Key legislation related to wastes; Criteria of wastes classification in Poland and EU; Waste classification system in Poland; Catalogue of wastes in Poland; Discussion of the various groups of wastes

Recommended literature: 1. CSO. Annual statistics of environmental protection. CSO, Warsaw, years 2000 – 2010. 2. Baran s., Turski R.Basics of wastes management. AU in Lublin, Lublin 2002, ss. 240. 3. Jedrczak A. Biological processes in wastes utilization.NSP, Warsaw 2008, ss. 455. 4. Resource Recovery Forum (RRF) 2000. www.residua.com/rrf/. 5. Selected papers from international journals published after 2000 year.

Assessment methods: OPTIONAL: partial short – tests( satisfactory completion for passing: 60% of each test) or final exam.

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