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11619
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
5
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| Workload |
O (21H)/TP(12H)
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| Scientific area |
Hidráulica e Ambiente
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Entry requirements |
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Learning outcomes |
Objectives:
To understand the concepts of integrated water management and pollution control, as well as the several processes for water resources management.
Competences:
(a) Understanding the complexity, uncertainty and interdisciplinary nature of the problems of water management, recognizing their technical aspects, ecological, economic and social development;
(b) Recognition of methodologies and techniques for water quality monitoring and pollution control, data analysis and mathematical modeling;
(c) Domain of the main mechanisms of pollutant transport in porous media;
(d) Understanding of environmental assessment systems and environmental management systems, in their ethical, legislative, methodological, technical, scientific, administrative and decision-making aspects.
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Syllabus |
1. INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT (22 hours)
Principles of water resources management. Water management at river basin. Objectives, criteria and standards for water quality. Characterization of water quality. Quality parameters. Laws and regulations related to integrated water management. Indexes and indicators of quality and sustainability. Information systems and decision support.
2. POLUTANT TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIUM (18 hours)
Origins and sources of contamination. Pontual and diffuse pollution. Mechanisms of pollutant transport (advection, diffusion, dispersion and sorption). Biodegradation of pollutants in porous media.
3. INSTRUMENTS FOR PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT (24 hours)
Source pollution control. Collection, treatment and reuse of water and waste. Environmental impact assessment. Environmental management systems and environmental certification systems. Strategic environmental assessment. Environmental monitoring programs.
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Main Bibliography |
1. Metcalf e Eddy (2002). Wastewater Engineering – Treatment and Reuse. 4ª Edição, McGraw-Hill Series in Civil and Environmental Engineering, New York, EUA, 1848 pp.
2. Partidário M. R. e Jesus J. (2003). Fundamentos da avaliação do impacte ambiental, Manual nº 273, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa.
3. • Sheldon C. e Yoxon M. (2006). Environmental Management Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementation and Maintenance. Earthscan; 3rd edition. Londres, Reuino Unido. 272 pp.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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