Wastewater Treatment

The new paradigms in the management of the urban water service: originally conceived to protect public health through safe water supply and adequate treatment of wastewater, current trends aim not only at process optimization and energy savings but also at energy and material recovery from wastewater and [...]

This course introduces modern biotechnologies for wastewater treatment. Modern biotechnologies have been widely used in clinical diagnosis, food production, and the pharmaceutical industry. Their applications in wastewater treatment have greatly improved the accuracy and efficiency of characterizing biological systems in biological wastewater treatment plants and the natural [...]

Learn about the latest resource recovery concepts, technologies and products related to sustainable wastewater management. Wastewater is a major end product generated by humans. Traditionally, wastewater has been treated mostly for sanitary and environmental protection reasons, but this waste product harbours an enormous value, both from an ecological and [...]

This course introduces nutrient removal principles used in biological wastewater treatment plants. Nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus, are essential for all living organisms. However, excess amounts of nutrients in wastewater often result in eutrophication that may deplete oxygen, promote harmful algal bloom, and even create dead zone for aquatic [...]

This course introduces biological principles used in the design and operation of biological wastewater treatment plants. Water scarcity is one of the most critical challenges in human society. Billions of people in the world have poor access to clean water and such a situation is getting worse with rapid [...]

A unique opportunity to study with some of the foremost experts and world leaders in water-related research and innovation. Learn about cutting-edge technological solutions to the global water crisis and ensuring a sustainable future for humanity.