| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
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| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Accepted on MSc course & Diploma or CPD or Stage 3 or 4 Undergraduate Programme
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This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of technical issues and the management of solid wastes. The course includes solid waste policy, both domestic and international, and then examines appropriate methods of storage, collection, transfer, treatment and disposal appropriate for industrialised and developing countries. The module also provides the opportunity to visit recycling facilities and disposal sites to better understand links between theory and practice.
General background (waste, MFA, economics)
Sources, quantities and composition
Legislation, regulation and control
Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion of MSW
Composting
Incineration
Reuse and recycling
Recycling technologies
Waste management behaviour (people)
Industrial solid waste (audits, minimisation)
Waste composition and stabilisation behaviour
Landfill site design and management
Risk assessment of landfills
Pollution from landfills
Leachate fate, attenuation and treatment
Industrial waste strategies
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) strategies
Decision Support Systems (DSS) for MSW
Solid waste issues in emerging and developing countries
1) To be able to understand the implications of the production, resource management and environmental impact of solid waste management.
2) To be able to understand components of solid waste management infrastructure systems to minimize the above effects.
3) To be aware of the significance of recycling, reuse and reclamation of solid wastes.
4) To be familiar with relationships between inappropriate waste management practices and impacts on water, soil and sediment quality.
1) To be able to fully appreciate the current practices available and implement the systems available in solid waste management.
2) To be able to carry out an assessment of the relationships between environmental guidelines, human activities and environmental quality of impacted soils and water.
3) To be able to integrate technical solid waste management options and imposed environmental legislation and guidance to develop legal and safe solutions.
| Graduate Skills Framework Applicable: | Yes |
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| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 20 | 0:30 | 10:00 | Revision for exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Report |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:15 | 2:15 | Exam |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Computer based |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 2 | 3:00 | 6:00 | Field trips to recycling and disposal sites |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 42:45 | 42:45 | Includes background reading and reading lecture notes for a full understanding of material |
| Total | 100:00 |
Knowledge and understanding are acquired primarily through the lecture classes, however students are expected to add to this by directed reading of technical journal papers, text books and the selective use of web sites. Several computer-based teaching activities and two field trips are included to provide practical context for lecture materials. A report is prepared to assess existing literature and promote critical thinking relative to environmental legislation.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Written Examination | 135 | 1 | A | 75 | Unseen written examination |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Report | 1 | M | 25 | Approx. 1000 word individual report. |
Written examination is considered to be the most appropriate and efficient method of assessment for all Knowledge and Skills Outcomes covered in this module. However, the students also will be assessed via a 1000 word report performed on an individual basis. The report task will be specifically designed to strengthening skill outcomes through application of approach throughout the course.
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